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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Feb 27 Thu
8:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Philharmonia
UCLA Philharmonia performs Gustav Mahler’s epic sixth symphony: “The Tragic.” The piece features several of Mahler’s famous innovations, including Almglocken (Cowbells) and the Mahler Hammer, which delivers the “blows of
Schoenberg Hall
Feb 28 Fri
7:00pm
Free
classical
Camarades - Winter Vivaldi
Join us for the string area’s annual Vivaldi concert, featuring first year students as soloists in the historic Schoenberg Hall. UCLA Camarades (“The Music of Friends”) is the title given
Schoenberg Hall
Mar 5 Wed
8:00pm
Free
chamber-music, classical
Faculty Artist Series: Schubertiade
Nine members of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty join together for a celebratory program of chamber music, inspired by the tradition of Schubertiade, in which friends gather
Schoenberg Hall
67th GRAMMY Award Winners
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is proud to share that faculty and alumni were well represented at the 67th GRAMMY Awards. In all, thirteen faculty and six alums
Louisville Orchestra Remembers its Concertmaster with an Opera He Played in a Nazi Concentration Camp
Adam Millstein, doctoral student in violin performance at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, was the producer for Der Kaiser von Atlantis for the Louisville Orchestra.
Serenade with a Dandelion Named a Top Classical Album in 2024
Long-running and influential online magazine Textura has just released its top 20 lists for classical and jazz recordings of 2024. Coming in at number three on the list for quartet, ensemble or

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