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.
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 Vivaldi, Bach, Rameau, Milandre, Stamitz, and Arne.
Join us for festivities on the Colburn Plaza, as we celebrate breaking ground on the School’s 100,000-foot expansion project–the Frank Gehry-designed Colburn Center. Drop-in to enjoy refreshments, discover more about the project, and be entertained by special performances on this historic day for the Colburn Community.
Join fellow patrons, artists, and students for the Celebrate Colburn Gala, our hallmark annual event featuring exuberant performances and comradery to raise philanthropic support for scholarships and academic programs. This season’s gala will be a mid-day brunch affair, including an inspired performance in Zipper Hall under the baton of Maestro James Conlon. This event has reached capacity but is still accepting charitable donations.
Violinist Arnaud Sussmann leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. Arnaud Sussmann is a violinist with a unique sound and a strong passion for chamber music. Winner of a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant, he is an in-demand soloist and regular fixture in chamber festivals across the country.
We think your workday needs a little intermission. So log off of Teams for an hour, grab your lunch to-go, tell your favorite coworker, and catch a free, live concert on the Colburn School Plaza. Concerts at Colburn shine a spotlight on this iconic arts and culture institution in DTLA, while also showcasing the talents of their students.
Students in the Colburn Conservatory Brass Studio show off their talents in this intimate recital, featuring a delightful mix of repertoire.
Directed by Ted Atkatz, the Colburn Contemporary Ensemble takes over Performance Forum with a program of original works from innovative 20th and 21st-century composers. This performance will be livestreamed.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Neo-Soul favorites at Zipper Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Join the LA Children’s Chorus for their Spring Benefit, Every Child Sings–a rebranded flagship fundraiser, placing choristers at the center of the event. Featuring performances by LACC’s ensembles joined by special guest artist, renowned violinist Anne Akiko Meyers.
Music Academy students show off their talents in this intimate recital series featuring a delightful mix of repertoire. This performance will be livestreamed.
Under the direction of Eric Roth, the New World Players chamber ensemble performs brand-new, exclusive, and official arrangements from throughout the Final Fantasy series in the thrillingly personal style of this outstanding musical production.
Arnaud Sussmann is a violinist with a unique sound and a strong passion for chamber music. An in-demand soloist who appears regularly with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, he takes the Colburn stage for a program blending classic and contemporary. This performance will be livestreamed.
Salonen Conducting Fellow Aleksandra Melaniuk conducts students of the Colburn Conservatory in a program of 20th century works inspired by folk music. Featuring Khatchaturian’s Violin Concerto, performed by Alena Hove, and Kodaly’s Dances of Galánta.
Violinist Shunske Sato leads a baroque-focus master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. Sato will also perform a short recital. Violinist Shunske Sato is equally at home as a soloist or an ensemble leader, whether on the baroque or modern violin. Historically informed practice of all eras inspires Shunske; the parameters of the past are essential for him in bringing the music into the present. He is particularly involved in cutting-edge research of 19th century performance practices, and gives lectures and workshops on the topic.
Don’t miss the last public Performance Forum of the 2023-24 season! 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.
The Baroque Ensemble presents Bach’s famous Brandenburg Concertos in their entirety. Bach’s kaleidoscopic scoring allows Colburn’s talented students to shine in multiple solo roles, and the intimate space of Thayer Hall will facilitate a performance of these beloved works with their original, leaner instrumental forces. This performance will be livestreamed.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
Student creativity takes center stage as Colburn Dance Academy artists present a program of their original works, which showcase the improvisation and composition skills essential for a professional career in dance. Student choreographers designed every aspect of the performances, including the costumes, music, and lighting. Genres range from pure classicism to contemporary and everything in between. This performance will be livestreamed.
Talented ensembles from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved chamber works.
This elite conductorless chamber orchestra comprised of talented young musicians brings to life rich programs of orchestral works. This concert includes performances by winners of the Music Academy Concerto Competition. This performance will be livestreamed.
Lee Secard, Chair, Colburn Jazz Workshop, and Dr. Walter Simonsen, Assistant Director, Big Band, lead three of the Community School’s jazz ensembles in a concert at the Catalina Jazz Club.
Camerata Pacific returns to Zipper Hall with a baroque program of Rameau, Clérambault, Guédon de Presles, and Telemann.
Music Academy students perform thrilling works for two pianos in this year-end concert. This performance will be livestreamed.
Under the baton of conductor Aleksandra Melaniuk, soloists from the Conservatory perform concerto movements with the Colburn Orchestra. The program includes works by Sibelius, Ibert, Lundquist, Mozart, and Brahms for violin, flute, piano, and tuba. This performance will be livestreamed. Before the concert, join us in celebrating the Colburn Conservatory of Music’s 20th anniversary with a not-to-be-missed dinner at the California Club with Conservatory Founders Yehuda Gilad, Ronald Leonard, Robert Lipsett, and Joseph Thayer.
Led by Maxim Eshkenazy, the Community School chamber orchestra presents a rich program of varied work.
Led by Maxim Eshkenazy, the Community School sinfonietta presents a rich program of varied work.
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.
Join the Community School’s Suzuki guitar students for their end-of-semester concert.
Years of dedicated practice and performance culminate in a dazzling display by graduating students. This performance will be livestreamed.
Led by Adrian Dunn, the Community School’s choral program presents an afternoon of vibrant works for voice. This performance will be livestreamed.