Upcoming Events

July 2025

Adult Jazz Concert 

Sunday, July 6, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Mayman Hall
Free, no tickets required

Adult Jazz Concert 

Sunday, July 6, 2025
5:30 pm, Mayman Hall

Jazz up your summer with an early Sunday evening concert! Musical Director Liz Kinnon will lead our Adult Jazz Workshops in a mix of swing, be-bop, and Latin flavored tunes. Repertoire includes standards by such icons as Miles Davis, Cole Porter, Fats Waller, Charlie Parker, Marcos Valle, and others.

MIMA Presents: MIMA Young Artist Competition Winner's Showcase 

Saturday, July 12, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Free, no tickets required

MIMA Presents: MIMA Young Artist Competition Winner's Showcase 

Saturday, July 12, 2025
3 pm, Zipper Hall

MIMA is proud to present nine of the 2025 prizewinners of the MIMA Young Artist Competition in a live concert. Join us in celebrating this highly talented group of international young artists. Special guest artist performances feature jury members pianist Hong Xu and violinist Iryna Krechkovsky. The concert is free and open to the public.

Piano Spheres Presents: A Concert for Sarah

Monday, July 14, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Thayer Hall
$15.75-$25.75

Piano Spheres Presents: A Concert for Sarah

Monday, July 14, 2025
8 pm, Thayer Hall

On July 14, 2024, the Piano Spheres family lost one of our own. Sarah Gibson was a brilliant pianist, a fierce composer, and an inspirational educator.  She was half of the piano duo HOCKET, who joined Piano Spheres as Core Artists in 2019, but she has been part of the Piano Spheres family for over a decade as both an Emerging Artist and Guest Artist.  Sarah was a dedicated friend and colleague, an inspiring teacher, and a bright light in our tightly knit new music community.  Please join the Piano Spheres family as we come together to celebrate Sarah with heartfelt performances of her music. 

LA Charity Choir Presents: 10th Anniversary Celebration Concert

Sunday, July 20, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets: $30

LA Charity Choir Presents: 10th Anniversary Celebration Concert

Sunday, July 20, 2025
5 pm, Zipper Hall

Join us for an inspiring evening of music as the LA Charity Choir celebrates its 10th anniversary. This special concert features a diverse program including pop songs, children’s music, art songs, and sacred choral works—highlighting the message of love and hope. Under the direction of Conductor Esther Kim, the event will showcase performances by the LA Charity Choir, special guests, and a children’s choir ensemble.

Colburn School Open House

Saturday, July 26, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Colburn School Campus
Free, registration required

Colburn School Open House

Saturday, July 26, 2025
10 am–4 pm, Colburn School Campus

Explore everything our Community School of Performing Arts and Trudl Zipper Dance Institute have to offer before fall classes begin! Take a class, watch a performance, and meet the faculty at this fun-filled family event.

September 2025

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, September 6, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, September 6, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Performance Forum

Thursday, September 11, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, September 11, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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 Showcase

Saturday, September 13, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, September 13, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Performance Forum

Thursday, September 18, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, September 18, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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 Showcase

Saturday, September 20, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, September 20, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Performance Forum

Thursday, September 25, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, September 25, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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 Showcase

Saturday, September 27, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, September 27, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Quintessential Classical: Bach, Haydn, and Mozart Masterworks

Saturday, September 27, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets: $22, $50, $58

Quintessential Classical: Bach, Haydn, and Mozart Masterworks

Saturday, September 27, 2025
7 pm, Zipper Hall

The season kicks off with three iconic orchestral works from classical music’s founding fathers. Opening the program is Bach’s beloved Orchestral Suite No. 3, which features one of the Baroque era’s most famous melodies: “Air on a G String.” Next, the rich sound of the clarinet takes centerstage in a lyrical concerto by Mozart, his only one written for the instrument. Ending the concert with a bang are the percussive marches and trumpet fanfares of Haydn’s energetic “Military” Symphony.

October 2025

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 2, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 2, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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.

Piano Legends: Alexandre Dossin plays the Music of George Walker

Thursday, October 2, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Tickets: $20, $35

Piano Legends: Alexandre Dossin plays the Music of George Walker

Thursday, October 2, 2025
7 pm, Thayer Hall

Composer, pianist, and organist George Walker, the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music, has a robust catalogue of brilliant and technically challenging pieces that are rarely performed. After falling in love with Walker’s music at first listen, Steinway Artist Alexandre Dossin began a passion project to record the composer’s complete collection of piano works. Hear these heartfelt interpretations of Walker’s music as Dossin plays selections from his critically acclaimed albums.  

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, October 4, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, October 4, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 9, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 9, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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 Showcase

Saturday, October 11, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, October 11, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Colburn at St. Paul

Saturday, October 11, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Free, no tickets required

Colburn at St. Paul

Saturday, October 11, 2025
8 pm, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

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

Musical Dialogues: Bach and Beyond

Sunday, October 12, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Tickets: $25, $40

Musical Dialogues: Bach and Beyond

Sunday, October 12, 2025
4 pm, Thayer Hall

This intimate afternoon concert explores the delicate balance of voices found in chamber music. The centerpiece of the program is Bach’s Art of Fugue. Interspersed between these dazzling dialogues are short pieces exploring Bach’s music through a contemporary lens. The conversation between past and present continues when Schumann’s imaginative “Fairy Tales” is paired with György Kurtág’s late 20th century response. Beethoven’s complex Grosse Fuge closes the performance.

Faculty Recital: Demarre McGill, Flute

Friday, October 17, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Pay What You Can

Faculty Recital: Demarre McGill, Flute

Friday, October 17, 2025
7 pm, Thayer Hall

Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This performance features works by Mendelssohn, Still, Yuko Uebayashi, and Feld.

Community School Faculty Showcase

Saturday, October 18, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets: $12

Community School Faculty Showcase

Saturday, October 18, 2025
6 pm, Zipper Hall

Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This concert spotlights the Community School’s esteemed instructors.

Passport to Sound: Guitarist Leonela Alejandro Live

Sunday, October 19, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Tickets: $20, $35

Passport to Sound: Guitarist Leonela Alejandro Live

Sunday, October 19, 2025
3 pm, Thayer Hall

 Take a six-string world tour with Puerto Rican guitarist Leonela Alejandro, winner of the 2024 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition. Delight in her endearingly powerful and energetic stage presence as she performs solo guitar works featuring Brazilian beats, laidback jazz club vibes, and everything in between. 

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 23, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 23, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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.

Grand Avenue Arts: All Access

Saturday, October 25, 2025
11:00 am - 4:00 pm, Colburn School Campus
Free, no tickets required

Grand Avenue Arts: All Access

Saturday, October 25, 2025
11 am–4 pm, Colburn School Campus

The LA community is invited to explore, be curious, pop in, and choose their own adventures at more than 10 participating cultural institutions. Stop by Colburn's Plaza for fun family activities, then visit our friends on Grand Avenue.    

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, October 25, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, October 25, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Passion and Poetry: An Afternoon of Musical Storytelling

Sunday, October 26, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, The Soraya
Tickets: $13

Passion and Poetry: An Afternoon of Musical Storytelling

Sunday, October 26, 2025
3 pm, The Soraya

Bursting with musical color and raw emotion, the first half of this program takes audiences on an immersive European adventure. The charming orchestration of Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso is infused with the sounds of Spain while the spirited Bohemian melodies of Dvořák’s Violin Concerto paint a vibrant picture of the Czech countryside. The concert culminates in a moody tone poem by Schoenberg that depicts a tragic tale of forbidden love.

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 30, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, October 30, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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.

Chamber Forum

Friday, October 31, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Chamber Forum

Friday, October 31, 2025
2 pm, Thayer Hall

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

November 2025

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, November 1, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, November 1, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

See the Music, Hear the Dance

Saturday, November 1, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets: $35

See the Music, Hear the Dance

Saturday, November 1, 2025
7 pm, Zipper Hall

Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Artistic Director Janie Taylor is joined by New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns for an evening that illuminates the creative process. The pair, alongside Colburn’s exceptional Dance Academy students, will dance and discuss Sonata for Saras, a piece they created together from different cities and premiered on the LA Dance Project digital platform. Talented young artists from the Colburn Conservatory will perform the accompanying music: Sonata for Piano and Clarinet by Olga Harris.

Faculty Recital: Henry Gronnier, Violin; Benjamin Lash, Cello; and Fabio Bidini, Piano

Sunday, November 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Pay What You Can

Faculty Recital: Henry Gronnier, Violin; Benjamin Lash, Cello; and Fabio Bidini, Piano

Sunday, November 2, 2025
3 pm, Thayer Hall

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 a pair of Dvořák piano trios.

Chamber Forum

Tuesday, November 4, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Chamber Forum

Tuesday, November 4, 2025
2 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Colburn Baroque Ensemble

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Pay What You Can

Colburn Baroque Ensemble

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
7 pm, Zipper Hall

Led by harpsichordist, organist, and musicologist Ian Pritchard, the Conservatory of Music’s Baroque Ensemble brings the music of the 17th– and 18th–century to life, performing masterpieces from one of the richest periods in music history. 

Performance Forum

Thursday, November 6, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, November 6, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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.

Recovered Voices: Adam Millstein, Violin and Dominic Cheli, Piano

Thursday, November 6, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Tickets: $18

Recovered Voices: Adam Millstein, Violin and Dominic Cheli, Piano

Thursday, November 6, 2025
7 pm, Thayer Hall

The dynamic duo of violinist Adam Millstein and pianist Dominic Cheli performs works by innovative composers who profoundly impacted the trajectory of 20th century music.

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, November 8, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, November 8, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Performance Forum

Thursday, November 13, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, November 13, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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 Showcase

Saturday, November 15, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, November 15, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Colburn at St. Paul

Saturday, November 15, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Free, no tickets required

Colburn at St. Paul

Saturday, November 15, 2025
8 pm, Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church

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

Viola Plus: A String-Centric Celebration

Sunday, November 16, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Tickets: $20, $35

Viola Plus: A String-Centric Celebration

Sunday, November 16, 2025
3 pm, Thayer Hall

Enjoy an evening of chamber music masterworks in which the rich, dark sound of the viola plays a central role. Directed by renowned violist Tatjana Masurenko, Viola Plus returns with another rousing program featuring Tatjana herself, Colburn faculty and students, and special guests.

Performance Forum

Thursday, November 20, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, November 20, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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.

Chamber Forum

Friday, November 21, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Chamber Forum

Friday, November 21, 2025
2 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, November 22, 2025
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Music Academy Showcase

Saturday, November 22, 2025
5 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Habsburg Harmonies: Haydn, Ligeti, and Brahms

Sunday, November 23, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Tickets: $25, $40

Habsburg Harmonies: Haydn, Ligeti, and Brahms

Sunday, November 23, 2025
4 pm, Thayer Hall

Travel across the centuries in this program of vibrant chamber works rooted in the rich Austro-Hungarian musical tradition. First, Haydn’s “Quinten” string quartet masterfully darts from major to minor as each movement transforms and embellishes the central theme. The winds then take center stage for Ligeti’s whimsical Six Bagatelles, a piece saturated with Hungarian folk melodies, before two violins, two violas, and a cello close out the concert with Brahms’s radiant and warm String Quintet No. 1.

Community School Orchestras in Concert

Sunday, November 23, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets on sale soon

Community School Orchestras in Concert

Sunday, November 23, 2025
6 pm, Zipper Hall

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.

December 2025

Performance Forum

Thursday, December 4, 2025
11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Performance Forum

Thursday, December 4, 2025
11:30 am, Thayer Hall

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.

Community School Winter School Recital

Friday, December 5, 2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Community School Winter School Recital

Friday, December 5, 2025
7 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Community School Winter School Recital

Friday, December 5, 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm, Thayer Hall
Free, no tickets required

Community School Winter School Recital

Friday, December 5, 2025
8:30 pm, Thayer Hall

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

Community School Concert Band and Wind Ensemble

Saturday, December 6, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets on sale soon

Community School Concert Band and Wind Ensemble

Saturday, December 6, 2025
6 pm, Zipper Hall

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.

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