Composer, pianist, and organist George Walker, the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music, has a robust catalogue of brilliant and technically challenging pieces that are rarely performed. After falling in love with Walker’s music at first … Read More
Trio Azura, the Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Fischoff Competition and Colburn’s current Chamber Ensemble-in-Residence, presents an electrifying evening of chamber works by Henze, Mendelssohn, and Mozart. Joining the trio for the Mozart piano quartet is faculty member and … Read More
This special concert features the premieres of the 12 new works written as part of the 2025 Impulse New Music Festival, performed by our Festival Trios and ensemble-in-residence, Brightwork Ensemble. The concert will also include selections by the late American … Read More
Violinist and Colburn Alumna Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. In the past few years she has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles … Read More
Sounding Point Academy: Fabiola Kim, Violin. Violinist Fabiola Kim gives a thrilling recital performance in conjunction with Sounding Point Academy, Colburn’s summer program for advanced violinists. Hailed by the New York Times as “a brilliant soloist,” who “played with extraordinary … Read More
Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This performance features works for strings by Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, and Dvořák. PROGRAM INFORMATIONBEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 3 DVOŘÁK … Read More
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 contemporary works by Sarah Gibson, Andrew Norman, Stephen Hartke, and Donald Crockett. PROGRAM INFORMATIONANDREW NORMAN The Companion … Read More
Aron Kallay presents two new commissions written in memory of friends and family. Marek Zebrowski’s Capriccio notturno was written in memory of Aron’s grandmother, Cecilia Viola Kallay. Daniel Allas’ Analysis of a Dream was written in memory of Piano Sphere’s very own Sarah … Read More
Antonio Vivaldi is best known for his iconic The Four Seasons, but his work extends far beyond this famous collection of seasonal compositions. Although a violin player by trade, Vivaldi was adept at writing for all instruments and musical genres. … Read More
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 guitar works by Bach, Ivan Jevtic, Gnattali, de Falla, and Keigo Fujii. PROGRAM INFORMATION BACH Ich … Read More
Emerging Artist Thomas Mellan presents Collective Hysteria: The Complete Piano Sonatas of Pierre Boulez. Boulez is synonymous with music of era-defining extremes, showcasing brutal violence and sensual tenderness often in the same breath. What unifies his three pieces on this … Read More
“Islands” evoke myriad vivid impressions and captivate our imaginations. As places of stunning beauty, mystery, and isolation, countless associations come with the very mention of the word. Islands conjure a range of emotions and flights of fancy, from images of … Read More
