Upcoming Events

October 2023

Colburn Orchestra: Brahms and Stravinsky

Saturday, October 7, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Ambassador Auditorium
Tickets: $20, $45; subscription available

Colburn Orchestra: Brahms and Stravinsky

Saturday, October 7, 2023
7 pm, Ambassador Auditorium

The season opens with a virtuosic performance of Brahms's beloved violin concerto, played by the 2022 Conservatory Concerto Competition winner. This romantic masterpiece is followed by Stravinsky's primal and percussive ballet The Rite of Spring. Join us in the lower lobby at 6 pm for an intimate pre-concert conversation with guest conductor Roderick Cox and Martin Beaver, violin faculty and the soloist's teacher.

November 2023

Colburn Orchestra: Shostakovich, Brahms, and Ogonek

Saturday, November 4, 2023
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, The Soraya
Free, tickets required

Colburn Orchestra: Shostakovich, Brahms, and Ogonek

Saturday, November 4, 2023
8 pm, The Soraya

In this evening of manic melodies, the frenzied energy felt in Shostakovich's first cello concerto is paired with the dark and turbulent power of Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. The program also features a contemporary piece by Elizabeth Ogonek as part of the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music, a two-week state-wide music initiative showcasing the most compelling and forward-looking voices in performances of works written in the past five years.

December 2023

Colburn Orchestra: Bartók, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff

Sunday, December 3, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Ambassador Auditorium
Tickets: $20, $45; subscription available

Colburn Orchestra: Bartók, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff

Sunday, December 3, 2023
7 pm, Ambassador Auditorium

Beethoven’s striking incidental music for Goethe’s Egmont opens this program of rich orchestral color. The somber sound of the viola then takes center stage for a chromatic concerto by Bartók, which leads into the evening’s grand finale: Rachmaninoff’s nostalgically romantic Third Symphony.

January 2024

Colburn Orchestra: Mahler and Goldmark

Sunday, January 28, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, The Soraya
Tickets: $20, $45

Colburn Orchestra: Mahler and Goldmark

Sunday, January 28, 2024
3 pm, The Soraya

This vibrant program opens with a colorful yet rarely-heard violin concerto by Karl Goldmark. That romantic spirit continues with Mahler’s weighty “Titan” Symphony, which takes listeners on an idyllic jaunt through nature before ending with an intense battle and ultimate victory.

March 2024

Colburn Orchestra: Handel, Cimarosa, and Mozart

Saturday, March 2, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets: $20, $45; subscription available

Colburn Orchestra: Handel, Cimarosa, and Mozart

Saturday, March 2, 2024
7 pm, Zipper Hall

This intimate concert of Baroque and Classical favorites centers around a charming and operatic double concerto for flute. Rounding out the program are selections from Handel’s regal Water Music and Mozart’s solemn 40th Symphony, one of only two he wrote in a minor key.

Colburn Orchestra: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Salonen

Sunday, March 24, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Walt Disney Concert Hall
Tickets: $17–$51

Colburn Orchestra: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Salonen

Sunday, March 24, 2024
7 pm, Walt Disney Concert Hall

In a program of grandeur fitting for Walt Disney Concert Hall, two monumental 20th century works take centerstage: Prokofiev’s powerful second piano concert and Shostakovich’s crowd-pleasing fifth symphony. A fast-paced work by Colburn’s Director of Conducting opens the concert.

April 2024

Colburn Orchestra: Concerto Forum

Saturday, April 27, 2024
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Zipper Hall
Tickets: $20, $45; subscription available

Colburn Orchestra: Concerto Forum

Saturday, April 27, 2024
8 pm, Zipper Hall

Under the baton of conductor Elias Brown, soloists from the Conservatory perform concerto movements with the Colburn Orchestra. This performance will be livestreamed.