Jasmin Solfaghari is known throughout Europe as an author, teacher, dramatic coach and most well-known as an opera director. She has directed Rigoletto, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Tannhäuser, Der Ring Des Nibelungen, and has reached critical acclaim by her recent and ongoing production of Parsifal in Dornach, Switzerland at the Goetheanum. In this lecture she will discuss directing Parsifal with its important nuances and the complexities of doing so in a non-traditional opera house.
Experience great artistry as students from the Conservatory of Music perform solo and chamber works in this weekly recital series. Performance Forum is generously underwritten by Alice Steere Coulombe. This performance will be livestreamed.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. The Orchid Quartet performs the music of Taylor Swift under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. The Orchid Quartet perform songs by Prince, Childish Gambino, and more under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
Join us for an enchanting evening of classical orchestral chamber music, featuring exceptional performances by talented musicians in an intimate setting. A memorable experience awaits!
Pianist Louis Lortie leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
Colburn partners with violinist, entrepreneur, and Tonic app cofounder Ray Chen for a special two-day conference in DTLA. Enjoy masterclasses with renowned artists, open classes with Colburn’s esteemed faculty, expert panels, and evening concerts on both days. This performance will be livestreamed.
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.
Talented ensembles and soloists from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved classical works.
Join us for an immersive exploration of a time when Paris reigned as the undisputed heart of artistic innovation and operatic splendor. This lecture will delve deep into the lush cultural landscape of the Second Empire (1852-1870), exploring how the city’s fervor for the arts and the Universal Exposition provided fertile ground for opera.
Celebrated for his passionate playing and unique musical interpretations, award-winning French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie boasts an impressive career as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. He takes the stage for a program of innovative chamber works by French contemporaries Saint-Saën, Fauré, Roussel, and Hahn. This performance will be livestreamed.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
Students of Colburn Faculty Tatjana Masurenko show off their talents in this intimate recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. The Range Ensemble will perform ABBA under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. Discover the music of Hans Zimmer at Zipper Concert Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight, performed by the Range Ensemble.
Experience a unique evening of new piano duet music performed by Duo Amal, featuring two extraordinary pianos: an original 1877 Steinway Centennial Grand and a 2023 William E. Steinway Limited Edition Grand. This performance will showcase the intersection of history and technology, with one half of the duet performed remotely via Steinway’s Spirio system.
The LA community is invited to explore, be curious, pop in, and choose their own adventures at more than 15 participating cultural institutions along Grand Avenue, who will open their doors to visitors of all ages for a day of free workshops, performances, tours, and interactive events. Explore art, music, dance, literature, and more!
The Community School’s esteemed faculty artists demonstrate their talent and creativity in a program of works by Stravinsky, Jessie Montgomery, Bartók, Jerry Kalaf, and more.
World renowned guest artist Stephen Drury will celebrate the 150th birthday of America’s great original composer, Charles Ives, with a special performance of Ives’ complete sonatas for piano.
The dynamic alumni duo of violinist William Hagen and pianist Albert Cano Smit take the Colburn stage once again for a program of Dvořák, Schumann, Bartók, and Ravel. This performance will be livestreamed.
Maestro Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall for an all-Finnish program featuring some of Sibelius’s greatest hits. After an ethereal piece by Kaija Saariaho – a work dedicated to Salonen himself – the violin shines in Sibelius’s brooding Violin Concerto before the soaring melodies and triumphant timbre of Sibelius’s Second Symphony close out the concert.
Archive of Desire is a multidisciplinary production combining live music, poetry, and visual art, created for the 160th anniversary of the birth of Greek poet C. P. Cavafy. The performance is set to the images of a constellation of abstract works by Broad collection artist, Julie Mehretu.
Led by Eleanor Núñez, the Community School’s Youth Orchestra and Sinfonietta perform works by Hindemith, Holst, Nielsen, and Dvořák.
Camerata Pacifica artists are representative of the world’s finest, bringing to our stage their highly individual personalities for dynamic performances of music that span the huge, eclectic range of the chamber music repertoire.
Directed by Ted Atkatz, the Colburn Contemporary Ensemble takes over Performance Forum with a program of original works from innovative 20th and 21st-century composers. This performance will be livestreamed.
Students in Colburn’s Music Academy are selected from the finest young musicians, ages 12-18, from around the globe. Guided and mentored by world-class faculty, Music Academy students develop their artistic voice as they prepare to enter top conservatories and for future professional success. This performance will be livestreamed.