Our purpose is to transform the string student into an independent young colleague. Our strength lies in our unique holistic pedagogical approach and the multitude of diverse learning and performance opportunities available to them. We seek for each student to explore the power of musical communication and to help them acquire the tools to express themselves at their highest potential. The String Area’s strength is in its dedication to communication through the art of mastering the instrument to the best of one’s ability – as a philosophy, and compass that everyone can benefit from. Whether by virtue of in-depth studio lessons and classes, or performing opportunities, experimentation and research, students learn how to focus, contemplate, share, lead, follow, and ultimately equip themselves with the tools to express themselves confidently.
Strings
Strings Faculty
Ji Young An
Lecturer - Violin Performance
Regina Carter-Garnett
Professor
Che-Yen Chen
Professor - Viola Performance
Niall Tarō Ferguson
VEM Ensemble, Cello
Mircea Gogoncea
Lecturer - Guitar
Chris Hanulik
Adjunct Professor - String Bass Performance; Principal Bass LA Phil
Ela Kodžas
VEM Ensemble, Violin
Sarah Koo Freeman
Visiting Professor - Cello Performance
Varty Manouelian
Lecturer - Violin Performance, Violin LA Philharmonic
Lou Anne Neill
Lecturer - Harp Performance, Harp LA Philharmonic
Movses Pogossian
Distinguished Professor of Violin; Founder and Advisor, Armenian Music Program - Music Performance
Damon Zavala
VEM Ensemble, Viola
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
“One of the most memorable musical student/teacher interactions I have ever witnessed occurred during a concert I attended in Tuscany last summer near Montepulciano. A group of exceptionally gifted young students from the UCLA string department performed an array of classical and contemporary works together with their distinguished professors – Movses Pogossian, Guillaume Sutre, and Antonio Lysy. The results were breathtaking and brilliant.”
Feb 2 Sun
4:00pm
Free
Free
classical, contemporary
20th Annual UCLA Philharmonia All-Star Concert Each year, the All-Star competition provides Music Department students with the opportunity to audition for the privilege of performing as soloists with the UCLA Philharmonia, the school’s flagship orchestra. Join
Schoenberg Hall
Feb 9 Sun
4:00pm
Free
Free
classical, contemporary
Winter Wind Ensemble Concert Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first Wind Ensemble concert of the Winter quarter. The UCLA Wind Ensemble is the premier wind band at the
Schoenberg Hall
Feb 27 Thu
8:00pm
Free
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Philharmonia Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of music with the UCLA Philharmonia. UCLA Philharmonia is the flagship orchestra of the UCLA Herb Alpert School
Schoenberg Hall
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