Autumn Sonata Concert

Join us for an afternoon of classical piano, featuring Ines Irawati. Experience her expressive depth and technical brilliance as she performs timeless pieces by composers like Chopin, Beethoven, and Liszt.

About Ines

Indonesian-born pianist, Ines Irawati is in demand as a solo recitalist, a collaborative pianist, and a vocal coach.  Her recent engagements include performances for TEDxSan Diego at Copley Symphony Hall, the Art of Élan, Musikamar chamber concerts, concerts in Centro Cultural Tijuana, and performances all over Southern California.  She is a member of the Hidden Valley Virtuosi and a founding member of the acclaimed Aviara Trio, a piano trio described as the “highest level of instrumental perfection, intensity, passion, and expression.” She has collaborated with many other esteemed chamber musicians such as violinist Cindy Wu, cellist Sophie Webber, double-bassist Jeremy Kurtz-Harris, Strings of the West, and the Hyperion String Quartet.  She founded MusiKamar, a music series which brings exquisite chamber music performances into smaller and intimate spaces.  Ms. Irawati has served as the musical and artistic director of San Diego Opera Young Artist Training Program, where she curated the company’s outreach concert series, Opera Exposed!, and its production of Little Red Riding Hood, a children’s opera by Seymour Barab.  She has been involved in multiple projects with Bodhi Tree Concerts, including as the music director for the San Diego premiere of two chamber operas, Aftermath by Nicolas Reveles and Autumn Valentine by Ricky Ian Gordon.

Ms. Irawati studied at Cleveland Institute of Music with Olga Radoslavjevich, and at Yale University where she studied with Claude Frank, Peter Frankl and Kikuei Ikeda of the Tokyo String Quartet.  She lives in San Diego with her husband, two children and their two dogs.