Forty-seven-year-old Lithuanian-born pianist Andrius Zlabys paid a call at La Jolla’s Athenaeum on Monday night with a commanding recital of J.S. Bach, Cesar Franck, and a composition of his own.

Has there ever existed a milder, more humble man who was also a great composer than César Franck? His ambitions were simple: to serve music and God with equal ­reverence. Name a famous Belgian! Well, ...

The event is taking place on Saturday December 7 at 7:45pm, witty classical, jazz and pop music by composers such as César Franck, Mel Tormé John Rutter, Irving Berlin and Chris de Burgh.