Upcoming Events

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.

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

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.

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.  View the livestream

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.

Students of Colburn Conservatory Brass Faculty show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.

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.

Pianist Jeremy Denk leads an in-depth chamber music master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.

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.

Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series.  This performance will be livestreamed.

This conductorless chamber orchestra comprised of talented young musicians brings to life rich programs of orchestral works.

As part of Earth Week, Caltech and the Colburn School will co-host In Nomine Terra Calens: A musical and scientific reflection on the warming Earth. It will weave scientific insight and live performance into a shared exploration of the climate crisis.

Pianist Jeremy Denk leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.    

Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.

Talented ensembles and soloists from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved classical works. 

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.

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. 

Colburn’s adult voice students show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. 

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

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

Led by Adrian Dunn, the Community School’s choral program presents an evening of vibrant works for voice.

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

Years of dedicated practice and performance culminate in a dazzling display by graduating students. 

Join the Community School’s Cello Choir, Cello Ensemble, Violin Ensemble, String Ensemble, and String Orchestra for their annual spring performance. 

Years of dedicated practice and performance culminate in a dazzling display by graduating students. 

Join the Community School’s Suzuki violin and cello students for their Spring Festival. 

Colburn’s adult voice students show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. 

 This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

 This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts. 

Join us as we celebrate the Community School of Performing Arts’ graduating high school seniors. The event will feature student performances and remarks.   

The Community School’s Concert Band and Wind Ensemble—led by Eleanor Núñez, Rafael and Luisa DMH Foundation Director of Bands, Colburn Youth Sinfonietta and Colburn Youth Orchestra Director, and Conducting Instructor—perform thrilling works for brass, winds, and percussion.

This spring, our Musical Theatre Workshop has been singing, dancing and acting their way through beloved musicals while also deepening skills in solos and duets from the musical theatre cannon. See the product of their hard work and talent! 

Flute students from the Community School will perform repertoire especially composed and arranged for the instrument. 

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

Cellist Coleman Itzkoff leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. 

Students from the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute perform dazzling chamber works. 

Students from the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute perform dazzling chamber works. 

Students from the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute perform dazzling chamber works. 

Students from the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute perform dazzling chamber works. 

This program lives in the glow of Classical clarity and modern invention. Music Director Jaime Martín leads LACO through Mozart’s luminous Haffner Symphony, whose pristine structures and joyful grace epitomize Classical brilliance. The concert also features the world premiere of Christopher Cerrone’s new Double Concerto, a boldly inventive work performed by violinist Anthony Marwood and cellist Coleman Itzkoff, offering a fresh voice in contemporary concerto writing. Finally, Tchaikovsky’s enchanting Mozartiana transforms Mozart’s style through romantic, late-19th-century colors—melding reverence with imaginative reinterpretation. A radiant celebration bridging tradition and innovation.

Selected through a rigorous and competitive audition process, top students from the Community School take the stage in a recital showcasing solo and chamber music.

Colburn’s talented tap, hip hop, and jazz students show off their skills in this vibrant spring showcase.

Fresh from their acclaimed performance last season, Les Talens Lyrique is back with Handelian Heroes, a cornucopia of musical delights starring countertenor Key'mon Murrah in his first LAO appearance since The Last Dream of Frida and Diego in 2023. Conductor/founder Christophe Rousset leads the acclaimed Paris-based chamber ensemble, known worldwide for their performances of celebrated Baroque masterpieces as well as rediscovered musical treasures.

Colburn Dance students of all ages close the year with a celebratory program featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks.

Colburn Dance students of all ages close the year with a celebratory program featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks.