UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL

Musician Configuration Band

Genre Classical

Do you play covers or original music? Original Music

The mission of UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL is to make chamber music more accessible. Since 2023, Alicja and Hervé Blanquart have presented quartets, duets, trios and quintets of some of the best professional classical musicians in Southern California to offer concerts with free admission to the communities of San Pedro and Long Beach. Alicja is a professional cellist, Eastman and USC graduate, performing in many California orchestras including the Long Beach Symphony, the Santa Barbara Symphony and the Fresno Philharmonic. She is the artistic director of UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL.