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When COVID-19 hit and concert venues closed their doors, the violinists Etienne Gara and YuEun Kim of the LA-based chamber orchestra Delirium Musicum took to the road in Boris, their 1971 VW bus, for what became a 6-month odyssey, performing for essential workers such as farm laborers, plus random passersby both human and non. As MusiKaravan, their goal was to celebrate, and thank, the people who are "working hard to feed us physically and emotionally."

Now, with the addition of a double bass player or cellist, MusiKaravan is bringing its eclectic programming to concert stages nationwide and beyond. The artists share tales of their adventures on the road, including playing for an audience of ostriches!

Short pieces from French chansons to audience favorites like Monti "Czardas," from Brahms to Korean pop music, Charlie Chaplin, Prokofiev, Bartók miniatures, and more, are selected during the concert together with the audience. A MusiKaravan concert can be imagined as a fun, impromptu musical picnic, perfect for all ages and backgrounds!

Etienne Gara, French-Hungarian violinist and Artistic Director of Delirium Musicum, has recorded a solo album on a Stradivarius from 1714, performs internationally, and regularly joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. He was featured on Leonard Cohen’s last album.

YuEun Kim, violinist, is an international competition winner and in-demand soloist and chamber musician, performs around the world and has a YouTube channel boasting over 6,000,000 views.

Stella Cho, cellist, was raised in the UK, made her solo début at London's Royal Albert Hall at the age of fifteen, and concertizes on three continents. Her super-power is being a human GPS – she can point you to any restaurant at anytime, anywhere.

Ryan Baird, double bassist, has played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Phoenix Symphony, and the Fort Worth Symphony, as well as in numerous festivals in the U.S. and Canada. He has completed numerous ultramarathons; the craziest distance he's run so far is 100 km.