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March 29, 2026 | 7:30 pm, Walt Disney Concert Hall Orchestral Constellations: Strauss, Bruch, and Moussa Following last season’s powerful performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, the Colburn Orchestra and conductor Earl Lee return to Walt Disney Concert Hall with another larger-than-life program. Two atmospheric works—Samy Moussa’s 2021 work Elysium and Richard Strauss’s famous symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, best known for its use in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—bookend the concert with soaring melodies and theatrical tone shifts. In between, the lush orchestration and sparkling virtuosity of Max Bruch’s violin concerto provide a break from the musical theatrics.
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April 1, 2026 | 7 pm, Zipper Hall Studio Recital: Viola Students of Colburn Faculty Tatjana Masurenko show off their talents in this intimate recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
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April 2, 2026 | 11:30 am, Thayer Hall Performance Forum Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
April 2, 2026 | 7 pm, Zipper Hall Tiffany Poon, Piano Fresh from her critically acclaimed French album Nature, which charted at No.1 on Apple Music Classical, Tiffany brings this evocative program to the stage in the context of the world that we live in. Praised for her “beautiful sound, sensitivity and expressive nuance” by International Piano Magazine, Tiffany invites audiences to feel and celebrate nature’s beauty and power to inspire us.
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April 4, 2026 | 1 pm, Colburn Library Library Live: Conservatory Chamber Ensemble Performances Talented students from the Conservatory of Music perform artfully curated programs of dynamic chamber works. This performance will be livestreamed.The event is now sold out. However, there are always no-shows. Patrons without tickets will be invited to join the standby line and allowed into the hall 10 minutes before curtain, if space is available.
April 4, 2026 | 1 pm –6:30 pm, Colburn School Joe Alessi: Trombone Master Class, Exhibit, and Q&A Joe Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic, will present a guest masterclass for Colburn brass students, open to the public. The visit is sponsored by his instrument company, which will also host an instrument exhibit and Q&A session following the class.
April 4, 2026 | 5 pm, Thayer Hall Music Academy Showcase - CANCELLED Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance has been cancelled.
April 4, 2026 | 7 pm, Zipper Hall Colburn Baroque Ensemble The Colburn Baroque Ensemble presents orchestral suites and concertos from the late Baroque era. Featuring talented student soloists from the Conservatory, the Baroque Ensemble explores the dizzying kaleidoscope of textures and harmonies in mid-eighteenth-century orchestral music, as displayed in works by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and more. This performance will be livestreamed.
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April 7, 2026 | 12 pm - 1 pm, Colburn Plaza Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza, presented with the DTLA Alliance We think your workday needs a little intermission. So log off for an hour, grab your lunch to-go, tell your favorite coworker, and catch a free, live concert on the Colburn School Plaza. Concerts at Colburn is a weekly musical performance that will be each Tuesday at noon, starting April 7 – May 5. Concerts at Colburn shine a spotlight on this iconic arts and culture institution in DTLA, while also showcasing the talents of their students. Concerts in Colburn are presented in partnership with DTLA Alliance and the Colburn School.
April 7, 2026 | 2 pm, Thayer Hall Chamber Forum Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
April 7, 2026 | 7 pm, Zipper Hall Percussion Department Recital Percussion students from the Conservatory of Music show off their talents in this intimate recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
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April 9, 2026 | 11:30 am, Thayer Hall Performance Forum Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
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April 10, 2026 | 7 pm, Thayer Hall Faculty Recital: Hui Wu, Piano; Susan Cook, Saxophone; John Hallberg, Saxophone; Elizabeth Wright, Cello; Martin Glicklich, Flute; and Chad Cannon, Violin Join us for an evening of artistry and inspiration as Colburn’s faculty take the stage to perform works by Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger, Yalil Guerra, Nina Shikhar, Edison Denisov, George N. Gianopoulos, and Chad Cannon.
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April 11, 2026 | 5 pm, Thayer Hall Music Academy Showcase Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
April 11, 2026 | 7:30 pm, Zipper Hall LACO presents: TEMPORAL ECHOES Acclaimed for her luminous tone and expressive insight, Anne Akiko Meyers brings extraordinary depth to the West Coast premiere of Eric Whitacre’s THE PACIFIC HAS NO MEMORY, a meditation on resilience in the wake of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. She also soars in Vaughan Williams’s beloved The Lark Ascending, a timeless ode to lyricism and light. Music Director Jaime Martín unveils Juhi Bansal’s celebratory new work for Sound Investment’s 25th anniversary, followed by the searing intensity of Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony and the sparkling brilliance of Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony. A program of passion, poetry, power, and unforgettable resonance.
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April 14, 2026 | 12 pm - 1 pm, Colburn Plaza Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza, presented with the DTLA Alliance We think your workday needs a little intermission. So log off for an hour, grab your lunch to-go, tell your favorite coworker, and catch a free, live concert on the Colburn School Plaza. Concerts at Colburn is a weekly musical performance that will be each Tuesday at noon, starting April 7 – May 5. Concerts at Colburn shine a spotlight on this iconic arts and culture institution in DTLA, while also showcasing the talents of their students. Concerts in Colburn are presented in partnership with DTLA Alliance and the Colburn School.
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April 16, 2026 | 11:30 am, Thayer Hall Performance Forum Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
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April 18, 2026 | 5 pm, Thayer Hall Music Academy Showcase Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
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April 19, 2026 | 3 pm, Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks Lyrical Legends: Beethoven and Rachmaninoff After a fiery overture by Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz, this concert centers on two of classical music’s greatest voices. While at its core an elegant and charming Classical-era composition, Beethoven’s second piano concerto includes delightful and innovative surprises that harken to his later Romantic roots. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, on the other hand, is Romantic through and through. This orchestral masterwork is teeming with achingly beautiful melodies, luscious orchestral colors, and vivid emotions.
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April 21, 2026 | 12 pm - 1 pm, Colburn Plaza Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza, presented with the DTLA Alliance We think your workday needs a little intermission. So log off for an hour, grab your lunch to-go, tell your favorite coworker, and catch a free, live concert on the Colburn School Plaza. Concerts at Colburn is a weekly musical performance that will be each Tuesday at noon, starting April 7 – May 5. Concerts at Colburn shine a spotlight on this iconic arts and culture institution in DTLA, while also showcasing the talents of their students. Concerts in Colburn are presented in partnership with DTLA Alliance and the Colburn School.
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April 22, 2026 | 7 pm, Zipper Hall Colburn Conservatory Brass Recital Students of Colburn Conservatory Brass Faculty show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
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April 23, 2026 | 11:30 am, Thayer Hall Performance Forum Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
April 23, 2026 | 7 pm, Thayer Hall The Final Sonata: Jeremy Denk on Beethoven Experience the talent and charm of MacArthur Genius Grant-winning pianist Jeremy Denk as he leads a dynamic exploration of Beethoven’s last sonata, written after he had become completely deaf. Part performance and part discussion, this engaging examination of Piano Sonata No. 32 will delve into work’s boundary-pushing orchestration, innovative musical structure, and vivid emotions. Jeremy’s New York Times bestselling memoir Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons will be available for purchase before the concert. Get the book signed by the author after the show!
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April 24, 2026 | 2 pm, Thayer Hall Chamber Forum Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
April 24, 2026 | 5 pm, Thayer Hall Master Class: Jeremy Denk, Piano Pianist Jeremy Denk leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
April 24, 2026 | 7 pm, Zipper Hall Academy Virtuosi This conductorless chamber orchestra comprised of talented young musicians brings to life a rich program of orchestral works by Aaron Copland, Ottorino Respighi, and Franz Schubert.
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April 25, 2026 | 1 pm, Thayer Hall Master Class: Jeremy Denk, Chamber Music Pianist Jeremy Denk leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
April 25, 2026 | 5 pm, Thayer Hall Music Academy Showcase Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
April 25, 2026 | 8 pm, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Colburn at St. Paul Talented ensembles and soloists from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved classical works.
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April 26, 2026 | 4 pm, Thayer Hall Quintet Conversations: From Mozart to Modern, with Jeremy Denk, Piano MacArthur Genius Grant-winning pianist Jeremy Denk joins Colburn faculty and students in this program of electric quintets. Opening the concert is Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds, a work that masterfully balances the piano against oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon. Edward Elgar’s Piano Quintet starts on an eerie tone before modulating towards a brighter, more symphonic end. In between these masterworks is Valerie Coleman’s Tzigane, which was inspired by Ravel’s similarly named Hungarian rhapsody for violin. This performance will be livestreamed.
April 26, 2026 | 5:30 pm, Mayman Hall Adult Jazz Concert Musical Director Liz Kinnon leads Colburn’s Adult Jazz Workshops in a mix of swing, blues, be-bop, and Latin-flavored tunes. Repertoire includes standards by such icons as Vince Guaraldi, Duke Ellington, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and others.
April 26, 2026 | 6 pm, Zipper Hall Community School Orchestras in Concert The Community School’s orchestras—led by Eleanor Núñez, Rafael and Luisa DMH Foundation Director of Bands, Colburn Youth Sinfonietta and Colburn Youth Orchestra Director, and Conducting Instructor—present a rich program of varied work.
April 26, 2026 | 7 pm, Thayer Hall Adult Vocal Recital Colburn’s adult voice students show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
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April 27, 2026 | 7 pm, Doors at 6:30 pm, Zipper Hall Eric André Presents: A BLARF Live Orchestral Performance BLARF is comedian and actor Eric André’s musical project. Most people know Eric as an actor and surreal, boundary-pushing comedian; fewer know Eric as a bona fide musician who attended the prestigious Berklee School of Music, where he specialized in upright bass.
Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist is Eric’s new album on Stones Throw Records. Inspired by composers such as Ennio Morricone and Vangelis, Eric enlisted a full orchestra and recorded in Los Angeles and Budapest to bring his compositions to life. This performance will mark BLARF’s live debut of the album.
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April 28, 2026 | 12 pm - 1 pm, Colburn Plaza Lunchtime Concerts on the Plaza, presented with the DTLA Alliance We think your workday needs a little intermission. So log off for an hour, grab your lunch to-go, tell your favorite coworker, and catch a free, live concert on the Colburn School Plaza. Concerts at Colburn is a weekly musical performance that will be each Tuesday at noon, starting April 7 – May 5. Concerts at Colburn shine a spotlight on this iconic arts and culture institution in DTLA, while also showcasing the talents of their students. Concerts in Colburn are presented in partnership with DTLA Alliance and the Colburn School.
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May 1, 2026 | 7 pm, Thayer Hall Community School Spring School Recital This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts.
May 1, 2026 | 8:30 pm, Thayer Hall Community School Spring School Recital This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts.
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