Upcoming Events

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.

Leading guest artists from San Francisco Ballet (SFB) collaborate with the Colburn Conservatory in a performance and discussion illuminating the creative process. The centerpiece of the program is the duet from Benjamin Millepied’s Appassionata, which is set to a Beethoven piece of the same name. Following a performance of the work, faculty member and dance historian Jill Nunes Jensen will moderate a conversation with the dancers and pianist about the choreography and music, the process of preparing the piece, and the experience of working and performing together.

Join us for the launch of VOX's 28th season with a concert that delivers a significant and timely message right on the eve of the election! Hear the compelling return of Andrea Ramsey's emotionally charged "Suffrage Cantata," along with other stirring pieces that celebrate the bravery required to create change. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the unifying power of music and be part of something truly impactful!

Leading guest artists from San Francisco Ballet (SFB) collaborate with the Colburn Conservatory in a performance and discussion illuminating the creative process. The centerpiece of the program is the duet from Benjamin Millepied’s Appassionata, which is set to a Beethoven piece of the same name. Following a performance of the work, faculty member and dance historian Jill Nunes Jensen will moderate a conversation with the dancers and pianist about the choreography and music, the process of preparing the piece, and the experience of working and performing together.

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.

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

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

The Colburn Baroque Ensemble is joined by renowned seismologist, baroque musician, and composer Dr. Lucy Jones for an innovative program centered around the climate crisis. Performed against a backdrop of climate-focused art and media, the music of Rebel, Purcell, Gabrieli, Telemann, and more is paired with narration by Dr. Jones to paint a picture of the current crisis and the actions we can take to minimize it. This performance will be livestreamed.

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

Spielfreude”, the joy of playing, describes the sheer physical and emotive pleasure of performing at the keyboard. Mark Robson’s recital offers a program that largely takes its cue from this idea, with pieces from a range of composers including Ligeti, Glass, Cowell, Messiaen, Aldo Clementi and Ginastera, with premieres by Peter Knell, Hannah Rice and Daniel Rothman. Also featured will be Schoenberg’s Zwei Klavierstücke, Op. 33 in honor of the composer’s 150th birth anniversary, and a concert etude by Robson himself.

Cellist Paul Watkins’s remarkable artistic resume includes membership in the famed Emerson String Quartet, eight concerto appearances at the BBC Proms, and regular performances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He curates a program sure to excite both wind and string lovers alike with its unique instrumental combinations. This performance will be livestreamed.

The Jon Cowherd Trio features three of the most imaginative, sensitive, and wide-ranging artists in modern jazz: pianist and Hammond B3 player Cowherd, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade.

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

The acclaimed Calidore String Quartet returns to its alma mater to perform the complete cycle of Korngold’s String Quartets. The composer’s three string quartets are technically challenging, with melodies that harken to the composer’s successful film music career and vastly different styles and textures. This performance will be livestreamed.

The acclaimed Paris-based music ensemble Les Talens Lyriques is celebrated for breathing new life into some of Europe's most complex and brilliant music. Under the masterful baton of conductor and founder Christophe Rousset, the beloved ensemble will take you to the Court of Versailles, with a concert of delightful music by French Baroque masters Jean-Baptiste Lully and François Couperin as well as the lesser-known Michel Lambert and Michel Pignolet de Montéclair.

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.

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

The acclaimed Calidore String Quartet continues its week-long residency with a program of eclectic works for four, six, and eight string instruments. Following Wynton Marsalis’s New Orleans-inspired string quartet and a world premiere from John Williams, the group is joined by Quartet Integra, Colburn’s ensemble-in-residence, for works by Korngold and Mendelssohn. This performance will be livestreamed.

Jeffrey Bernstein conducts Carmina Burana: The Pasadena Chorale & High Notes, the L.A. Daiku, soloists and pianists.

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. 

Three esteemed soloists join forces with the Vicente Chamber Orchestra to present the Beethoven Triple Concerto: Joan Kwuon (violin), Fabio Bidini (piano), and Clive Greensmith (cello). The grand Haydn Symphony No. 86 and the serene Elgar Sospiri complete the program that kicks off our 2024-25 Season.

Led by Eleanor Núñez, the Community School's Youth Orchestra performs works by Holst, Nielsen, and Dvořák.

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.

Matty Matheson, restaurateur, chef, two-time New York Times bestselling author, producer, and television personality in conversation for Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, moderated by Courtney Storer, culinary producer for The Bear.

A few months ago, Salastina’s Resident Cellist Yoshika Masuda and Resident Pianist HyeJin Kim released Hidden Flame on Avie Records. Hear more about their repertoire selection and the recording process at this intimate concert.

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

Immerse yourself in musical imagery that paints vivid pictures of literature and life. The journey of errant knight Don Quixote is depicted through solo instruments in Strauss’s tone poem of the same name. Debussy brings an undulating seascape to life in his famous La mer and a piece by Reena Esmail uses a unique oboe duet to capture the uncertainty felt in concert halls in 2021.

Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This concert features works by Prokofiev, Franck, and more.

Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. Colburn’s Tap and Music faculty join forces for a cabaret-style performance full of improvisational artistry.

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.

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

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.

The Community School’s Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, directed by Eleanor Núñez, perform thrilling works for brass, winds, and percussion.

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

Top students from the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute present an evening of chamber works. This performance will be livestreamed.

Led by Adrian Dunn, the Community School’s choral program presents an afternoon of traditional works and festive songs to celebrate the season. This performance will be livestreamed.

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

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.

Performers from all of Colburn's dance programs will dazzle in this end-of-semester showcase featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks. This performance will be livestreamed.

Performers from all of Colburn's dance programs will dazzle in this end-of-semester showcase featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks. This performance will be livestreamed.

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.

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.

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.

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