Yana Reznik brings concert hall musicians to Hermosa Beach
Last Saturday’s Live at the Lounge: Clarinetist Ben Lulich, mezzo-soprano Iris Malkin, pianist Yana Reznik, and pianist Rufus Choi. Photo Anybody can move a car, but it takes just the right combination of people to move a mountain, and that’s what’s been happening with Classical Music L.A., a weekly gathering of exquisite musicians who perform on Saturday evenings at Live at the Lounge in Hermosa Beach. The venue, which adjoins The Comedy and Magic Club, is in an area that caters to a younger clientele with a yen for something fast and lively. Subtlety doesn’t much factor in. Even so, owner Mike Lacey has envisioned a classical music series inside Live at the Lounge for quite a while, but the push from idea to actualization came by way of music enthusiast Jim Eninger, who made sure that Lacey paired up with someone who could ensure that the endeavor would have every chance possible to succeed. And that’s how pianist Yana Reznik became Lacey’s artistic advisor. Reznik and her assortment of guest musicians – the lineup changes each week – gave another compelling concert this past weekend. Afterwards, audience members mostly hung around and spoke with one another or with the artists…
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