PASSIONATE: Artist Alexey Steele started the Classical Underground chamber music series, which takes place in his Carson loft. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Mikael Oganesyan plays piano during the Classical Underground concert in August. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Attendees come in casual clothes and sit on a combination of couches and beach chairs. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Steele takes in the concert with a drink. Performances are recorded and the recordings are made available to the musicians, many of whom are trying different approaches to material. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Maksim Velichkin’s cello awaits him. Velichkin and Steele together launched the chamber music series. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Alisa Maiarov, 7, a young piano player, attended with her father, Konstantin Maiarov, 37. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Clarinetist Sergei Vassiliev performs. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Stele painted “Blue Rose” (84” x 120”, oil) for Mick Fleetwood. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Steele’s “Quiet Steps of Approaching Thunder” serves as Classical Underground’s logo. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
