Faculty

Distinguished Professor of Violin; Founder and Advisor, Armenian Music Program - Music Performance
Movses Pogossian
Movses Pogossian made his American debut performing the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall in 1990, about which Richard Dyer of the Boston Globe wrote: “There is
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Lecturer - Violin Performance
Ji Young An
Born in Seoul, South Korea, violinist Ji Young An studied violin performance at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris with Olivier Charlier and Joanna Matkowska,
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Lecturer - Violin Performance, Violin LA Philharmonic
Varty Manouelian
Varty Manouelian made her American Debut in 1993 with the North Carolina Symphony as First Prize winner of the Bryan International Competition. Shehas also been a prize winner at anumber
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Nov 26 Tue
8:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Faculty Artist Series: Chamber Music Masterpieces - UCLA String Faculty in Concert
Join us at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of chamber music. Experience Beethoven’s Eyeglasses Duo and Kodály’s Duo for Violin and Cello. After intermission, immerse
Schoenberg Hall
Dec 4 Wed
8:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Symphony
Founded in 2002, UCLA Symphony is UCLA’s campus-wide orchestra, drawing its membership from throughout the university community and performing a full spectrum of symphonic repertoire. Join us in Schoenberg Hall
Schoenberg Hall
Dec 5 Thu
4:00pm
Free
lectures-symposia
Yevgeny Kutik
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome violinist Yevgeny Kutik for a special guest lecture. Kutik will discuss his ongoing recital projects that explore his experience
Lani Hall
GRAMMY Award Nominations in 2024
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is proud to share that faculty and alumni were well represented at this year’s GRAMMY Awards. In all, twelve faculty and four alums
Regina Carter to Bring the Music and Culture of Lost Neighborhoods to UCLA Students
When Regina Carter was a young girl growing up in Detroit, her mother sometimes took her to work with her. As they drove to the elementary school where she taught, Carter’s mother pointed out the different neighborhoods. “This one is ‘Black Bottom,’ and this is ‘Paradise Valley,’” she would say, as Carter looked out the window.The only trouble was, these historic African American neighborhoods didn’t exist anymore. They had been destroyed to make way for the I-75.
Serenade with a Dandelion
MEDIA ADVISORY The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music features a world premiere of Serenade with a Dandelion. This live concert event showcases internationally-renowned musicians performing a curated selection of top Armenian composers’ work, all featured on a new 4-CD set. Hailed as a “game changer,” “a five-star

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