Charming Chamber

After the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra ceased operation in 2017, chamber music, with veteran maestro Heichero Ohyama, was back on the Lobero stage.

The affable conductor, who led the 40-year-old orchestra from 1983 to 2017, returned to inaugurate a new Chamber Music Project with three concerts, the final two taking place next month.

Last weekend’s first concert with pianist Alessio Bax, a chamber orchestra regular, and violinist Benjamin Bellman included sonatas for both instruments by Bach, Grieg, and Busoni.

An enchanting evening…