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
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
Dring – Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano
Bruce – Wind Quintet Premiere
Chaminade – Thème varié, Op. 89
Dvořák/ arr. Jolley – Piano Quintet (Sextet) No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81
Performers: Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Eleni Katz, Ben Goldscheider, Irina Zahharenkova
Tesserae Baroque presents the Los Angeles premiere of Meera Kahe, a new cantata by Reena Esmail, featuring baroque violin, baroque flute, baroque cello, harpsichord, tabla, and Hindustani vocalist Saili Oak. Last season, the Eaton Fire made it impossible for us to prepare the full work, but now we’re back and ready to share Meera Kahe in its entirety!
James Conlon, one of today’s most versatile and respected conductors, leads the Music Restored Ensemble in a love letter to Bohemian melodies by Dvořák, Martinů, and Vítězslava Kaprálová.
DVOŘÁK Nocturne in B Major KAPRÁLOVÁ Partita for Piano and Strings MARTINŮ Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani
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.
Discover the creative spirit of Colburn through performances by our faculty. Enjoy an all-Baroque program featuring works for two harpsichords by Krebs, Soler, Couperin, and Bach.
KREBS Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in A Minor SOLER Concerto for Two Keyboards No. 6 in D Major ARMAND-LOUIS COUPERIN Simphonie de Clavecins BACH Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Minor
Violinist Randall Goosby 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 week’s showcase has been cancelled.
Music Academy and Dance Academy students perform celebrated choreography paired with musical masterworks. The performance will also feature original works created by Dance Academy artists that showcase the improvisation and composition skills essential for a professional career in dance.
This inspiring program weaves together powerful voices from around the world, celebrating the strength of the human spirit and our shared hope for harmony. Hear works by William Grant Still, José White, Jessie Montgomery, and Quenton Blache, alongside Prokofiev’s dramatic “Stalingrad” Sonata and Ginastera’s triumphant Concerto for Strings. From stirring melodies to bold new sounds, this concert is a moving journey through conflict, perseverance, and the pursuit of peace.
LAFITTE La Bella Cubana CLARICE ASSAD Selections from Impressions JESSIE MONTGOMERY Chemiluminescence STILL Suite for Violin or Cello and String Orchestra (arr. RANDALL GOOSBY) QUENTON BLACHE Visions of Peace PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, “Stalingrad” (arr. RUBÉN RENGEL) GINASTERA Finale from Concerto for Strings
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
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 Britten, Thomas Adès, Stephen Hough, Rebecca Clarke, and Brahms.
BRITTEN Elegy for Viola THOMAS ADÈS Three Berceuses for Viola and Piano STEPHEN HOUGH Sonata for Cello and Piano, Left-Hand, “Les adieux” CLARKE Viola Sonata (1919) BRAHMS Trio for Clarinet (arr. Viola), Cello, and Piano
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.
Beethoven Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, “Pathetique” Sponsored by Albert & Lisa Cosand Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1, “Sonata quasi una fantasia” Sponsored by Stanley & Judith Farrar Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 26 Sponsored by Joan Davidson in Memory of Lorna Hedges Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” Sponsored by David & Leslie Dodson
Join us for an evening of artistry and inspiration as Colburn's faculty perform music by living composers in the spectacular setting of Grand Rehearsal Hall. Featured composers include Valerie Coleman, Bryce Dessner, Vera Ivanova, Guillaume Connesson, and Aaron Jay Kernis.
VALERIE COLEMAN Moambi Asante! for Flute, Violin and Cello BRYCE DESSNER Tuusula for Solo Cello VERA IVANOVA On breaking up the light for Violin and Piano [West Coast Premiere] GUILLAUME CONNESSON Toccata-Nocturne for Flute and Cello AARON JAY KERNIS Delicate Songs for Flute, Violin and Cello
Following last season’s powerful performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, the Colburn Orchestra and conductor Earl Lee return to Walt Disney Concert Hall with another larger-than-life program. Two atmospheric works—Samy Moussa’s 2021 work Elysium and Richard Strauss’s famous symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, best known for its use in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—bookend the concert with soaring melodies and theatrical tone shifts. In between, the lush orchestration and sparkling virtuosity of Max Bruch’s violin concerto provide a break from the musical theatrics.
SAMY MOUSSA Elysium BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
Talented students from the Conservatory of Music perform artfully curated programs of dynamic chamber works.
Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance has been cancelled.
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
Join us for an evening of artistry and inspiration as Colburn's faculty take the stage to perform works by Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger, Yalil Guerra, Nina Shikhar, Edison Denisov, George N. Gianopoulos, and Chad Cannon.
NADIA BOULANGER Cantique for Cello and Piano NADIA BOULANGER Three Pieces for Cello & Piano LILI BOULANGER Deux Morceaux for Flute & Piano YALIL GUERRA Suite Americana for Piano (World Premiere) NINA SHEKHAR Careful Shouts for Saxophone and Piano DENISOV Sonata for Saxophone & Piano GEORGE N. GIANOPOULOS Fantasy Romance for Piano, Op. 5, No. 2 CHAD CANNON Selections from Music for the Ocean
Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 Sponsored by Diane Boss Sonata in F-sharp Major, Op. 78, “à Thérèse” Sponsored by Marty Coffey Sonata in A Major, Op. 101 Sponsored by David Robertson & Nancy Alex
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.
BACEWICZ Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 in E Minor
Students of Colburn Conservatory Brass Faculty show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
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.
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32
This conductorless chamber orchestra comprised of talented young musicians brings to life rich programs of orchestral works.
Pianist Jeremy Denk leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
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.
MOZART Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds VALERIE COLEMAN Tzigane for Wind Quintet ELGAR Quintet in A Minor for Piano and String Quartet
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.
Led by Adrian Dunn, the Community School’s choral program presents an evening of vibrant works for voice.