Come and explore the Early Childhood Music Program at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts! Our sequential curriculum helps support key developmental milestones in children ages 7 months to 6 years while instilling them with a love of music, dance, singing, and more. Take a sample class, meet faculty and the Early Childhood Department Chair, Dr. Nita Baxani, and attend an orientation at this free family-friendly event!
Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s Summer Course is a five-week summer intensive for intermediate and advanced students, 12 to 19 years old who are at a stage of technical advancement proportionate to their age and who have the physical qualifications suited to the demands of classical dance. Twelve-year-olds must already be training on pointe by the time of their summer intensive audition.
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
Beethoven – Sonata in E Minor, Op. 90
Schubert – Sonata in A Minor, D 821, “Arpeggione”
Beethoven – Sonata in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Schumann – Märchenbilder, Op.113
Performers: Che-Yen Chen, Gilles Vonsattel
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.
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, programmed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, 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
On the occasion of the Ojai Music Festival’s 80th Festival, join us for an exclusive conversation with 2026 Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and longtime Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed, moderated by Ojai’s Artistic and Executive Director Ara Guzelimian.
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 students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
LA POPS UP, a groundbreaking new project spearheaded by Hysterica Productions and Dance Camera West, showcases the personal vision of SoCal’s most influential choreographers. This Dance Camera West 2026 Centerpiece Program features the LA premiere of Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber’s feature dance film WAITING PLACES.
Under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen, Colburn's Maestro Ernst H. Katz Chair of Conducting Studies, the Colburn Orchestra brings to life Bruckner’s sweeping "Romantic" Symphony: a vivid narrative of medieval knights, the enchantment of nature, and the thrilling drama of forest hunts. Also featured on the program are Salonen Conducting Fellows Aleksandra Melaniuk and Mert Yalniz, with Yalniz conducting the world premiere of his own orchestral composition. Lizst’s bold and playful symphonic poem Les Préludes opens the concert.
LISZT Les Préludes MERT YALNIZ Limit (World Premiere) BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major
Delirium Musicum, the 21st-century musical phenomenon, ignites Los Angeles in 2026 at Zipper Hall. The fearless ensemble of 13 virtuosos breathes fire into works from the Baroque to the music of tomorrow, redefining classical music as the new red-hot experience. Celebrating their new Warner Classics album Cabinet of Curiosities, the program unfolds as an imaginative patchwork—an Advent calendar for listeners—where each piece opens a thrilling new window into another musical universe.
An evening of emotional depth and lyrical beauty — from Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata No. 2 and Romances to the expressive works of Armenian composers including Khachaturian, Babajanyan, Tigranyan, Ayvazyan, Kanachyan, Chtchyan, and Melikyan.
ARMINE VARDANYAN (vocal)
KHACHIK ANDREASYAN (piano)
Violinist Blake Pouliot 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 acclaimed faculty take the stage to perform works for violin and piano by Mozart, Schumann, and Debussy.
MOZART Sonata in B-flat Major SCHUMANN Three Romances for Violin and Piano DEBUSSY Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano BRAHMS Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Piano and Violin
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 Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass FRANCK Piano Quintet in F Minor TAKEMITSU Bryce for Flute, Harp, Marimba, and Percussion DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
Pianist Fazıl Say leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
Pianist Paul Lewis leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
This Valentine’s weekend, celebrate music born of joy and devotion. Critically acclaimed composer Michael Abels unveils the world premiere of Meraki, a work inspired by doing something with joy and the love artists bring to their craft, created with passion and care. Fauré’s Pelléas et Mélisande shimmers with longing and delicate intimacy, a portrait of love’s tender complexities. The evening crescendos with the rare artistry of Fazıl Say, also a celebrated composer, stepping into the spotlight as pianist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 — a masterpiece of drama, intensity, and brilliance.
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
Cellist Gary Hoffman leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes.
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.
Virtuosic young artists from the Colburn Conservatory of Music and Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium share the stage for an afternoon of powerful chamber works. Joining these talented musicians is celebrated cellist and Queen Elisabeth master-in-residence Gary Hoffman.
FAURE Piano Quintet No.1 MESSIAEN Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
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!
Experience the soul-stirring power of Adrian Dunn’s Resurrection as it returns to Zipper Hall for a third triumphant performance. This signature concert event from Emmy Award–winning composer Adrian Dunn features his celebrated ensemble, the Adrian Dunn Singers, in a moving musical journey through original acapella spirituals, gospel, and jazz-infused works.
Join the annual Colburn Band Day! This daylong event features rehearsals with Director of Bands, Eleanor Nunez, master classes with Colburn’s renowned faculty, and a culminating performance in Zipper Hall.
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
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
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.