Using the music of Dimitri Shostakovich and Mieczysław Weinberg, this concert paints a picture of the composers’ friendship and life at the end of World War II. Please note: this event has reached capacity. Walk-up patrons without tickets will be asked to wait in the standby line and allowed into the hall 10 minutes before the show if space is available. You can view the concert livestream for free on our website.
Pianist Emanuel Ax leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. An exclusive Sony Classical recording artist, he received Grammy Awards in 1985 and 1986 for recordings of Brahms and Beethoven with Yo-Yo Ma. He has won numerous awards, including first prize at the inaugural Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition. Ax currently teaches at Juilliard.
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.
Led by Director Lee Secard, bands from the Colburn Jazz Workshop present their end-of-semester concert.
Adrian Dunn, Colburn’s Director of Choral Programs, leads a concert celebrating the album release of Emancipation: Act 2 and Black History Month. The program will be performed by the Adrian Dunn Singers and Rize Orchestra, both all-Black professional ensembles founded by Dunn and dedicated to transforming classical music and the music industry at large. This event has reached capacity. Walk-up patrons without tickets will be asked to wait in the standby line and allowed into the hall 10 minutes before the show if space is available. Additionally, you can view the concert livestream for free on our website.
Talented ensembles from the Conservatory of Music present programs of beloved chamber works.
Spend the afternoon with the Colburn School for a special event in honor of Marilyn Ziering, longstanding supporter of the Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices. This fundraiser will highlight the brief history of Recovered Voices projects and will include a stimulating conversation between Maestro James Conlon and guests about how these composers are emblematic of what this initiative has accomplished and what we hope to accomplish in the future.
Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated performances with friends and students. This concert features a taste of eclecticism, with works by Shaw, Bartók, Debussy, and more.
Cellist Marc Coppey leads an in-depth master class with Colburn students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. Award-winning musician Marc Coppey is a master of all genres, from the Baroque to the Contemporary.
Students from the Conservatory of Music present dazzling chamber works in this intimate recital series. This performance will be livestreamed.
Innovative choreographer Alonzo King has transformed contemporary ballet by exploring the physical, philosophical, and spiritual dimensions of ballet. Founder of LINES Ballet in San Francisco, King has choreographed more than 165 works for the company and for leading dance ensembles throughout the world. In this onstage masterclass, King will work with Colburn Dance Academy students on new choreography that he has developed as part of his Amplify residency. This performance will be livestreamed.
Award-winning musician Marc Coppey is a master of all genres, from the Baroque to the Contemporary. Following a successful Colburn debut in 2017, he returns with a program of Prokofiev, Beethoven, Ravel, and Brahms. This performance will be livestreamed.
Violinist Kirill Troussov 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 performance will be livestreamed.
Led by Maxim Eshkenazy, the Community School’s chamber orchestra presents a rich program of varied work.
Led by Maxim Eshkenazy, the Community School’s sinfonietta presents a rich program of varied work.
Led by Maxim Eshkenazy, the Community School’s youth orchestra presents a rich program of varied work.
Students from the Sibelius Academy in Finland join students from the Music Academy for a special performance.
Enjoy coffee and conversation at our monthly pop-ups. Learn more about events and resources on campus and meet others in the Colburn community.
Two Romantic era giants are spotlighted on this evening of majestic melodies. First, the Conservatory Concerto Competition winner conquers the keys in Beethoven’s “Emperor” concerto, followed by a performance Schubert’s spirited “Great” symphony.
Audiences adore Russell Thomas’s performances in the heroic tenor repertory in opera houses worldwide. But there’s another side to this remarkable tenor’s artistry.
The Opera Buffs is proud to announce a new vocal competition dedicated to young, classical vocalists who live in Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange Counties, ages 16-22.
Come hear a performance by guitarist Bokyung Byun, the extraordinary Rose Augustine Grand Prize Winner of the prestigious 2021 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition. With her virtuosic skill and profound musicality, Byun redefines the possibilities of sound on the classical guitar. Don’t miss her only stop in Los Angeles during her 2022–2023 GFA Winner’s Tour.
Guitarist Bokyung Byun leads an in-depth master class with Community School students, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic, creative, and learning processes. Guitarist Bokyung Byun is the extraordinary Rose Augustine Grand Prize Winner of the prestigious 2022 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition. With her virtuosic skill and profound musicality, Byun redefines the possibilities of sound on the classical guitar.
William Chapman Nyaho, the first annual Piano Spheres Leonard Stein Resident Artist, takes you on a discovery of exciting piano music from North Africa to sub Saharan West African and Southern African regions.
Join us for an exploration of Debussy’s rich and imaginative works, including Syrinx for solo flute and Six épigraphes antiques for piano duo, with dancers from Colburn’s Trudl Zipper Dance Institute performing choreography by Jerome Robbins. Maestro James Conlon, LA Opera Music Director and curator of the Discovering Debussy series, will provide musical and historical context throughout the performance.
Baroque flute phenomenon Emi Ferguson and the early music band Ruckus come together for a selection of Preludes and Sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Enjoy a program of Debussy’s colorful chamber works, including Danse sacrée et danse profane for String Quintet and Harp, conducted by Maestro James Conlon, and Debussy’s string quartet, performed by Colburn’s award-winning quartet in residence, Quartet Integra. Maestro James Conlon, LA Opera Music Director and curator of the Discovering Debussy series, will provide musical and historical context throughout the performance.