Led by renowned German conductor Kevin John Edusei, the Colburn Orchestra returns to The Wallis with a lavish program spotlighting the rich cultural heritages of its composers. The concert opens with Ernest Bloch’s Jewish-inspired masterpiece Schelomo, an intense and poignant rhapsody that casts the cello as King Solomon and the orchestra as a world full of temptation. Bedřich Smetana’s Má vlast ("My Country") then invites the audience on a journey through Bohemia’s countryside and lore in a rousing, atmospheric love letter to his Czech homeland.
BLOCH Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque SMETANA Má vlast (“My Country”)
Top students from the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute present an evening of chamber works.
Led by Adrian Dunn, the Community School’s choral program presents an afternoon of traditional works and festive songs to celebrate the season.
Colburn’s adult voice students show off their talents in this departmental recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
Flute students from the Community School will perform repertoire especially composed and arranged for the instrument.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
This holiday season, the Canadian Brass will be decking the halls in DTLA. A beloved tradition for 50 years and counting, the Grammy-winning ensemble’s joyful holiday program is a must-see for music lovers of all ages. This showstopping concert is filled with playful arrangements of festive favorites, heartwarming holiday hijinks, and bold brass sounds. Experience Canadian Brass’s “unbeatable blend of virtuosity, spontaneity, and humor” (Washington Post) as they celebrate the season in LA’s favorite hall for chamber music.
This end-of-semester School Recital series showcases talented instrumentalists and vocalists from the Community School of Performing Arts.
Colburn’s Tap, Modern Dance, Ballet, and Dance Academy students will dazzle in their December performance featuring new choreography and beloved masterworks.
Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
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.
Join the Community School’s Suzuki violin and cello students, who will perform a festive program of holiday favorites and other selections.
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 quartet and quintet works by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, George Walker, and Florence Price.
PERKINSON String Quartet No. 1, “Calvary” WALKER String Quartet No. 1 PRICE Piano Quintet in A Minor
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.
LISZT Les Préludes MERT YALNIZ New Work (World Premiere) BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major
This colorful program highlighting a variety of music styles features the work of two influential French composers. César Franck’s expressive and fiery piano quintet will be performed alongside Claude Debussy’s only string quartet, an avant-garde tapestry of textures. Special guest Blake Pouliot joins Colburn students for both works. Rounding out the program is a fugal masterwork by Mozart showcasing the bass and an innovative contemporary work by Tōru Takemitsu that blends Eastern and Western sounds.
MOZART Adagio and Fugue for String Quartet and Bass FRANCK Piano Quintet in F Minor TAKEMITSU Bryce for Flute, Harp, Marimba, and Percussion DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor
This intimate concert by award-winning pianist Paul Lewis features a series of Mozart and Poulenc pairings. The first half of this charming program includes Mozart’s energetic 10th piano sonata as well as excerpts from Poulenc’s Improvisations, a series of 15 short and diverse solo piano tunes. After intermission, Lewis performs the remaining Improvisations before concluding with Mozart’s turbulent Piano Sonata No. 14. L’isle Joyeuse (“Joyous Island”) by Claude Debussy divides the Mozart/Poulenc double feature.
MOZART Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major POULENC Improvisations Nos. 7–12 DEBUSSY L’isle Joyeuse POULENC Improvisations Nos. 1–6 and 13–15 MOZART Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor
Stars from the world of tap dance are joined by Colburn Dance students and faculty for an inspired performance showcasing the dynamism and vitality of the art form.
Under the batons of Salonen Fellows Mert Yalniz and Aleksandra Melaniuk, the Colburn Orchestra spotlights the next generation of virtuoso soloists in a program of vibrant and varied concerto works. The talent demonstrated by the conservatory-trained musicians in this ensemble—soloists and conductors included—indicates that the future of classical music is bright. Be among the first to experience their artistry!
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
James Conlon, one of today’s most versatile and respected conductors, leads the RVC Ensemble (Recovered Voices at Colburn Ensemble), in a love letter to Bohemian melodies by Dvořák, Martinů, and Vítězslava Kaprálová.
DVORAK Nocturne in B Major KAPRALOVA Partita for Piano and Strings MARTINU Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani
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
Talented ensembles and soloists from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved classical works.
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