Philharmonia - The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

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Philharmonia

UCLA Philharmonia on Royce Hall stage.

Philharmonia

Course Information:
Rehearsal: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:05 to 5:50 PM

Director: Neal Stulberg

UCLA Philharmonia is the flagship orchestra of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and one of Southern California’s premiere training orchestras. Focusing on both the core symphonic and operatic repertoire, and the best in contemporary and rarely-performed works, it performs two or three different programs each quarter, Prof. Neal Stulberg has led the ensemble since 2005. UCLA Philharmonia is a for-credit course and is composed almost entirely of music majors; qualified non-majors may also audition for violin and other positions as needed. General auditions for UCLA Philharmonia are held at the beginning of each Fall Quarter. Philharmonia’s first three commercial CDs – a Yarlung Records release of previously unrecorded orchestral works by Viennese émigré composer Eric Zeisl (2012); a world-premiere Sono Luminus recording of works by Mohammed Fairouz (2014); and a Naxos recording of Ian Krouse’s “Armenian Requiem” (2019) – are available on Apple Music, amazon.com, Naxos Music Library and other retail outlets.

The Conductor

Neal Stulberg has conducted many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta, Houston, Saint Louis and San Francisco Symphonies, Netherlands Radio Symphony, West German Radio Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and Moscow Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared as opera and ballet conductor with New York City, San Francisco and Netherlands Ballets, Long Beach Opera, Norwegian National Ballet and Hollands Diep Opera Company. His performances of Mozart concerti conducted from the keyboard are uniformly praised for their buoyant virtuosity. For West German Radio, he has recorded orchestral and solo piano works of Lazare Saminsky, Alexander Veprik and Mikhail Gnessin.

Formerly assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Carlo Maria Giulini and music director of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, he is a recipient of the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award, America’s most coveted conducting prize.

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Upcoming Classical and Contemporary Performances

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EXPLORE ALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS
EXPLORE ALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS
Jun 3 Wed
8:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Symphony Spring 2026 Concert
UCLA Symphony, our remarkable all-campus orchestra, presents its third concert of the 2025-26 season. 108 musicians strong, Symphony is led by graduate conducting majors and features graduate performance-major soloists. It...
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
Jun 5 Fri
8:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the final joint wind band concert of the 2025-2026 season.
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
Jun 6 Sat
8:00pm
Free
classical, contemporary
UCLA Philharmonia
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the final Philharmonia concert of the 2025-2026 season.
Schoenberg Hall Learn More
Alumnus Euan Shields Remembers Antonio Lysy
From BBC Magazine: Conductor Euan Shields remembers the profound influence of his late teacher, the American cellist Antonio Lysy. I first met Antonio Lysy at my undergraduate cello audition for...
Nick DePinna Releases Orpheus Reignited
Available on Apple Music, Spotify, and Bandcamp, Nick DePinna’s “Orpheus Reignited” is a bold new recording inspired by the statue of Orpheus overlooking Fort McHenry. The piece reimagines Francis Scott...
Guggenheim Fellow Kay Kyurim Rhie Talks Composition
Kay Kyurim Rhie’s compositions are known for their boldness and timbral expressiveness. Her works have been commissioned by leading ensembles, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Rhie, associate professor of composition...
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