Press Releases
Press Contacts
Lisa Bellamore, Crescent Communications
lbellamore@gmail.com, 323-500-3071
Jennifer Kallend, The Colburn School
jkallend@colburnschool.edu, 215-622-6195
March 20, 2026
Colburn Orchestra Returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall in a program of Strauss, Bruch, and Moussa Led by Conductor Earl Lee
December 5, 2025
Matthew Howard, Principal Percussionist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Appointed Percussion Faculty at Colburn School
November 12, 2025
Colburn Artist Ray Ushikubo Receives Loan from Colin Maki Inc. of the 1741 Guarneri “del Gesù” Violin, the “Playfair”
September 30, 2025
Colburn School and McCarthy Building Cos., Inc. Reach Concrete Topping-Out Milestone of Frank Gehry-Designed Campus Expansion, Marking Halfway Point of Construction
September 25, 2025
Colburn School Presents “Art of Song” Festival, Curated by James Conlon
July 26, 2025
Colburn School and McCarthy Building Companies Celebrate Topping-Out Milestone of Frank Gehry-Designed Campus Expansion
June 05, 2025
Colburn School Announces 2025–26 Season
May 21, 2025
Colburn Announces New Members of the Board of Directors
May 13, 2025
Colburn School Receives Major Gifts to Support Community School of Performing Arts
January 30, 2025
Demarre McGill, Principal Flute of the Seattle Symphony, Joins The Colburn School’s Conservatory and Music Academy Faculty for 2025-26 and 2026-27
January 29, 2025
Colburn School Presents the Adrian Dunn Singers in a Joyous Musical Celebration of Black History Month
October 1, 2024
Colburn School Announces 2024–25 Roster for its Esteemed Colburn Artists Management Program
August 28, 2024
Colburn School Announces 2024–25 Season
August 12, 2024
Negaunee Foundation Endows Colburn School’s Acclaimed Conducting Program led by Esa-Pekka Salonen
July 9, 2024
Colburn School’s Annual Open House Invites All Ages and Ability Levels to Take a Class, Enjoy a Performance, and More
June 22, 2024
Emad Zolfaghari Named First-Prize Winner in the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition, held at the Colburn School
June 13, 2024
Janie Taylor Joins Colburn School Faculty as Artistic Director of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute for the 2024-25 School Year
May 15, 2024
Colburn School Announces 2024 Fortissima Fellows
April 29, 2024
Violist Jonathan William Brown Joins Colburn School Faculty as Professor of Chamber Music
April 19, 2024
Colburn School Announces Live Round Competitors for the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition
April 5, 2024
Colburn School Breaks Ground on Gehry-Designed Expansion
April 2, 2024
Colburn School Honors James Conlon and Merle Mullin at the Sold-Out Celebrate Colburn Gala on April 7, 2024
February 20, 2024
Colburn School to Break Ground on Frank Gehry-Designed Campus Expansion
February 12, 2024
Colburn School Elects Bethany Coffee, Linda Curtis, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, and Allan Marks to Board of Directors
February 2, 2024
Colburn School Announces New Leadership Appointments: Nate Zeisler as Provost and Mira Wolff as Vice President of Human Resources and General Counsel
October 16, 2023
Colburn School and San Francisco Symphony Announce Two New Salonen Conducting Fellows
August 16, 2023
Colburn School Announces 2023–24 Season
August 07, 2023
The Colburn School and American Viola Society Announce the 2024 Primrose International Viola Competition
May 09, 2023
The Colburn School Appoints Margaret Tracey as Dean of the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
May 01, 2023
The Colburn School Announces 2023 Conservatory Keynote Speaker and Honorary Doctorate Recipient Anne Akiko Meyers
April 25, 2023
Colburn School Embarks Upon Four-Stop International Chamber Music Tour in May 2023
April 07, 2023
Colburn School Honors Stéphane Denève and Austin Beutner at Annual Gala Event Celebrate Colburn
March 29, 2023
Colburn School’s Recovered Voices Performances Feature Works by Composers Whose Legacies and Lives Were Destroyed by the Nazi Regime
February 15, 2023
James Conlon Directs and Curates Discovering Debussy, a Citywide Exploration of the French Composer’s Life and Legacy
January 23, 2023
The Colburn School Awarded Federal Grant to Preserve Archives of Music Pioneer, Dachau Survivor Herbert Zipper
January 18, 2023
Colburn School Appoints Tubist and Educator Aaron Tindall to Brass Faculty
September 27, 2022
Marlonius Jazz Orchestra Releases Debut Album Marlonius | Strayhorn, Made Possible by Colburn School’s Amplify Series
September 10, 2022
Colburn School’s Quartet Integra Wins Second Prize at ARD International Music Competition
September 1, 2022
Colburn School Announces 2022–23 Season
June 1, 2022
Colburn School Appoints Acclaimed Violist Tatjana Masurenko to Faculty
April 12, 2022
Music Conservatories Across North America Present Virtual Concert to Benefit Ukraine
December 18, 2021
Natalie Loughran Named First-Prize Winner in the 2021 Primrose International Viola Competition
November 2, 2021
Colburn School Presents Recovered Voices 2021: Schulhoff and More, An Original Multimedia Series
September 20, 2021
Colburn School Announces Live Round Competitors for the 2021 Primrose International Viola Competition
August 2021
Colburn School Announces 2021–2022 Season
August 18, 2021
Colburn School Announces 2021–22 Class of Salonen Fellows
June 22, 2021
Colburn School Announces First National Cohort of Fortissima Fellows
April 29, 2021
Colburn School’s Center for Innovation and Community Impact Awards Social Innovation Grants to Support BIPOC Community
April 16, 2021
Violist Geraldine Walther Joins Colburn School Faculty as Interim Director of Chamber Music
April 8, 2021
Colburn School Presents the World Premiere of the Film The Way Forward
February 24, 2021
Colburn Announces New Dean Appointments
February 1, 2021
Colburn School’s Fortissima Program Expands Nationally
January 26, 2021
Colburn School Showcases Alumni in “Next Up” Virtual Concert Series
October 28, 2020
Colburn School and Sphinx Organization Form Partnership to Engage, Develop, and Empower Young Artists of Color on the West Coast
October 15, 2020
Colburn School partners with LA Opera to present Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover
September 10, 2020
Bohemia, Bombay, Bloomington: The Musical Exile of Walter Kaufmann
July 24, 2020
Colburn School Honors Eric Whitacre and Max. H. Gluck Foundation with the Richard D. Colburn Award
July 22, 2020
Colburn School Appoints Maeesha Merchant as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Development
January 15, 2020
Colburn School Welcomes Orli Shaham For Her Debut Performance, Master Class, and Community Impact Programs
October 9, 2019
New York City Ballet Dancers Light Up Colburn’s Zipper Hall in See The Music, Hear The Dance
September 21, 2019
James Conlon to Conduct Colburn Orchestra Sept 21
September 3, 2019
Colburn School’s Viano String Quartet Wins Joint First Prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition
August 19, 2019
Colburn School Announces 2019–2020 Season
May 16, 2019
Colburn Announces Inaugural Class of Salonen Fellows
October 19, 2018
Jennifer Kallend Joins Colburn School as Vice President of Communications
October 18, 2018
Colburn School Names Nate Zeisler Dean for Community Initiatives; Creates Center for Innovation and Community Impact
October 12, 2018
Colburn School Honors Valery Gergiev, Elizabeth Segerstrom and Yasuhisa Toyota at Celebrate Colburn Gala
October 3, 2018
Esa-Pekka Salonen Joins Colburn School Faculty to Lead New Negaunee Conducting Program
August 9, 2018
Colburn School, Celebrating 20th Anniversary on Grand Avenue, Announces 2018–19 Concerts and Events
May 18, 2018
Scott St. John Appointed as Director of Chamber Music
March 3, 2018
Colburn School Hosts Tribute for Retired Faculty Member Ron Leonard
March 1, 2018
Colburn School Announces Live Round Competitors for the 2018 Primrose International Viola Competition
December 12, 2017
Michael Tilson Thomas and Frank Gehry Named as Honorees for the Colburn School’s Annual Gala Event Celebrate Colburn
September 26, 2017
Colburn School Receives $1 Million Bequest from Iona Benson
September 7, 2017
Colburn School’s Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices to Host North American Young Artist Competition for String Quartets
July 25, 2017
Colburn School Announces 2017–2018 Concerts and Events