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.
BRAHMS Chorale Preludes, “O Gott, du frommer Gott” (arr. ANGERER) MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner” SUK Serenade for Strings in E-flat Major
Join the Community School’s Suzuki guitar students for their end-of-semester concert.
Join the Community School’s Suzuki violin and cello students, who will perform a festive program of holiday favorites and other selections.
Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
Violist Jonathan Brown, Colburn’s newly appointed professor of chamber music, is a longtime member of the acclaimed Cuarteto Casals. With the quartet, he has performed in major concert halls across the globe and amassed a robust library of recordings. For his Colburn debut, Brown pairs Mozart’s charming String Quartet No. 1 with eclectic works by Schoenberg and Steve Reich.
MOZART String Quartet No. 1 in G Major STEVE REICH Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet
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.
Join the Community School’s String Ensemble and String Orchestra for their annual winter performance.
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 an eclectic blend of classical guitar works and jazz tunes.
BACH Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme VILLA-LOBOS Aria from Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Fantasia PIAZZOLLA “Bordel 1900” and “Nightclub 1960” from Histoire du Tango VIEUXTEMPS Souvenir d’Amérique JOE SATRIANI Always With Me, Always With You KENTON YOUNGSTROM Blues for BG 2356 BOLLING “Hispanic Dance (With a Touch of Blue)” from Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano PARKER Three Heads Are Better Than One
The two critically-panned works on this program have since become audience favorites. Shostakovich’s Sixth starts with an achingly emotional slow movement before plunging toward a fast and fiery finish. In Tchaikovsky's lively Violin Concerto, the virtuosic demands made on the soloist never fail to leave audiences awestruck.
SARAH GIBSON Painting the Floor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6 TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Enjoy an evening of chamber music masterworks that highlight the rich, dark sound of the viola.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series.
Marko Topchii, winner of the 2023 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition, performs guitar classics, contemporary works, and unique arrangements.
FREDERIC HAND Undercurrents BACH Partita No. 2 in C Minor ARAUD DUMOND Comme un Hommage à Ravel RAVEL Pavane, Sonatine, Alborada del Gracioso (arr. Topchii) SHEVCHENKO Carpathian Rhapsody POULENC Sarabande DOWLAND Chromatic Fantasy MANGORE Un Sueño en la Floresta GIULIANI Six Variations LEO BROUWER La Gran Sarabande RODRIGO Toccata GRAEME KOEHNE A Closed World of Fine Feelings and Grand Design
Delight in an evening of masterworks performed by Van Cliburn-winning pianist Fabio Bidini and Quartet Integra, Colburn’s ensemble-in-residence. These talented musicians will bring to life Brahms’s and Schumann’s only piano quintets, two of the most popular in the genre.
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat Major BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F Minor
Superstar cellist Steven Isserlis comes to DTLA for a special duo recital with longtime collaborator Connie Shih on piano. “A musical force to be reckoned with" (Toronto Star), the pair brings a program of virtuoso cello sonatas by Beethoven, Martinů, and Grieg, plus a short piece by Nadia Boulanger. This “musical collaboration of rare intensity” (Bachtrack) is not to be missed!
BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor MARTINŮ Cello Sonata No. 2 BOULANGER Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano GRIEG Cello Sonata in A Minor
Adrian Dunn, Colburn’s Director of Choral Programs, leads a joyous musical celebration of Black History Month featuring acapella spirituals and original compositions for chorus. The program will be performed by the Adrian Dunn Singers, an all-Black professional ensemble founded by Dunn and dedicated to transforming classical music and the music industry at large.
Talented ensembles and soloists from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved classical works.
The dynamic duo of violinist Adam Millstein and pianist Dominic Cheli performs concert works by talented émigré, many of whom made Los Angeles their home. The innovative creations of these composers influenced each other and profoundly impacted the trajectory of 20th century music.
KAUDER Violin Sonata in A Minor KORNGOLD Marietta’s Lied KORNGOLD Serenade from Der Schneemann SCHOENBERG Phantasy ZEISL Brandeis Sonata
Stars from the world of tap dance present an inspired performance showcasing the dynamism and vitality of the art form today.
Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform an all-Schubert program.