Faculty

Department: conservatory
Catherine Gregory
Music Pedagogy
Australian flutist Catherine Gregory, winner of the Pro Musicis International Award, enjoys a dynamic career as a soloist, ensemble player, teaching artist and creative collaborator.
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Ben Hong
Orchestral Repertoire for Cello
Cellist Ben Hong currently serves as Associate Principal Cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Matthew Howard
Percussion Faculty
Principal Percussionist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Matthew Howard has performed with such groups as the San Francisco Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, and Boston Ballet.
Eugene Izotov
Oboe
Russian-born oboist Eugene Izotov is an internationally-acclaimed musician, recording artist, and educator. His meteoric career includes positions as Principal Oboe with the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Symphony, and currently the San Francisco Symphony, as well guest principal appearances with Boston Symphony and New York Philharmonic.
Eloise Kim, DMA
Keyboard Harmony Instructor
Praised by Washington Post’s The Columbian as a “musician with great poetic phrasing and poised lyrical nature,” pianist Dr. Eloise Kim is a performing artist and passionate music educator. Dr. Kim is currently a Faculty at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she teaches Keyboard Harmony Skills for undergraduate Bachelor of Music students. She is also a staff pianist at Colburn and continues to maintain an active collaborative performance career.  
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Thomas Kotcheff
Ear Training, Music Theory Faculty
Thomas Kotcheff is a Los Angeles-based composer and pianist.