Welcome to the Burlingame Music Club
Burlingame Music Club 2026-27 Season
November Meeting: Welcome Students!
Monday, November 16, 2026
In Kloss Hall of the Congregational Church of San Mateo
From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Please join us on November 16, 2026
As we welcome incoming students for the
2026-2027 Young Musician’s Competition and Meeting Programs
Please welcome our November Students:
Isabella Xue, Age 15, piano
Karen Matsui, Age16, piano
William Chen, Age 14, piano
Riona Zhu, Age 17, violin
Haniel Baek, Age 15, cello
Please welcome our November Professional Artists:
The Stephanie Wu Trio: Ensemble di Luce
Jinny Lee, violin, Jason Kim, piano and Stephanie Wu, cello
performing
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Jinny Lee, violin; Jason Kim, piano, and Stephanie Wu, cello
Jason Kim, Pianist, a San Diego native now based in the Bay Area, is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he earned both a Master’s Degree and Artist Certificate in Piano Performance under Professors Yoshikazu Nagai and Jon Nakamatsu. He previously studied with Bernadene Blaha (USC), Jon Kimura Parker (Rice University, B.M.), George Fee, and Eunice Ahn. A prizewinner in numerous competitions—including the San Diego Musical Merit Scholarship, MTNA CA State Competition, LA Music Center Spotlight, and the SFCM Piano Concerto Competition—Jason has performed widely in the U.S. and Europe, attending festivals such as Aspen, Brevard, and Rebecca Penneys. With over a decade of teaching experience, he has guided students of all ages and levels in their musical growth.
Jinny Lee, Violinist serves as principal second violin of the Stockton Symphony and performs regularly with Symphony San Jose and the Santa Rosa Symphony. An active chamber musician based in the Bay Area, she is also the founder of Jinny’s Music Studio, a venue dedicated to classical performance and recording. In addition, she leads a thriving violin studio, guiding students of all ages and levels. Originally from South Korea, she studied at Chung-Ang University, earned a full scholarship to Park University’s International School of Music under Ben Sayevich, and later completed the Orchestra Artist Diploma at the San Francisco Symphony Academy. Her artistry continues to be shaped by the mentorship of distinguished musicians, including Catherine Van Hoesen.
Stephanie Wu, cellist, is praised for her “spirited, emotionally immediate” playing (The Washington Post) and “plush, singing tone” (San Francisco Classical Voice). She debuted at 17 with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and has performed chamber music with principals from the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics, Philadelphia Orchestra. She is Assistant Principal Cellist of the Berkeley Symphony and teaches cello students of all ages and levels. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard with a BA in Social Studies and Music, she also earned her Master’s at the Royal Northern College of Music and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
Come celebrate the opening of another wonderful BMC Season
Enjoy our Professional Artists, Student Performances, refreshments and comradery and make our first student meeting a success!
Burlingame Music Club Meetings
Congregational Church of San Mateo
225 Tilton Ave. San Mateo, CA. 94401
Mondays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Monthly Meeting Dates:
October 19th, 2026 (October fundraising auction Meeting)
November 16th, 2026 (First Student Meeting)
December 14th, 2026;
January 11th, 2027; February 8th, 2027; March 8th, 2027; April 12th, 2027
May 10th, 2027 (May Tea, Winning Students’ Recital)
Parking: The Congregational Church of San Mateo has ample free parking behind the church, accessible from Catalpa St. with easy ADA access to Kloss Hall from the ramp on the left side of the church building.
Regular Club Meetings: BMC regular Club Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, November through May, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Congregational Church Kloss Hall.
Our Meetings Feature:
Performances by student performers and performances by Professional Artist(s)
Light Refreshments and opportunity to enjoy an afternoon of music and friendship together.
Please tell and bring your friends.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our meetings.
BMC 2026 Young Musicians’ Competition Winners Selected!
To view the 2026 winners, please click here.
From left to right: Ella Kim, second place strings, violin; Ellie Xuan, second place piano; Amber Chen, third place piano; Unyew Kim, first place strings, violin; Claire Chang, first place piano; Cara Wang, third place strings, cello
Our Mission
The major purpose of BMC is to provide competitive performance opportunities in a warm and supportive environment for gifted young musicians.
Our Beginning
The Burlingame Music Club (BMC), was founded March 5, 1930 by local music teachers, and is recognized as a music lover’s gem on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula.
What We Do
BMC monthly programs showcase performances by student musicians who are in competition for the BMC awards, and performances/demonstrations by guest artists who are typically professionals in their fields. In the Bay Area, we are fortunate to be able to tap into a highly diverse artistic community who expand our horizons and inspire us with performances often drawn from music from other parts of the world and representing a wide array of genres, styles and eras.
Join us every
2nd Monday, October through May
Feb ‘25 BMC meeting student performers with BMC President, from left to right - Josefina Swartz (cello), Karen Matsui (piano), Marcia Leonhardt (BMC President), Minjoon Jo (viola), Aaron Ma (violin)
Become a BMC Member!
Come join our monthly programs of rich performances by young musicians who ultimately compete to be the winners of BMC’s annual student musicians awards.
Membership info here