Events for April 2026 – Page 48 – The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

UCLA Faculty Artist Series – American Grace: A Recital of New Works for Flute

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first installment of anew concert series featuring faculty performers collaborating with renowned guests, selected students, and alumni from around the globe.   The first installment of the Faculty Artist Series will feature Flute Professor Ben Smolen in collaboration with Catherine Gregory, Jonathan Davis, and Mitsuko Morikawa.

UCLA Philharmonia

UCLA Philharmonia begins its 2024-25 concert season with a program commemorating 50 years since Dmitri Shostakovich’s death. It juxtaposes two works defining the composer’s unnerving relationship with Josef Stalin — the transgressive Ninth with the terrifying Tenth.   Repertoire: Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70 (1945)   INTERMISSION Dmitri Shostakovich

Fall Undergraduate Composers’ Concert

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first undergraduate student composer concert of the 2024-2025 academic year.   This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to

UCLA Wind Ensemble – Anniversary Party

The UCLA Wind Ensemble presents its first concert of the academic year, and it’s an anniversary party! We celebrate the sesquicentenary of the towering 20th century composer, former UCLA faculty member, and namesake of our music building, Arnold Schoenberg, with a performance of his only original work for concert band, the Theme and Variations, Op.

Fall Graduate Composers’ Concert

The graduate-level students of the UCLA Department of Music Composition Area showcase their latest works. Join us for a variety of creative, unique, and emotive pieces. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb

Mike Cheng-Yu Lee, Fortepiano

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome renowned keyboardist Mike Cheng-Yu Lee for an evening of music featuring UCLA’s McNulty fortepiano.   Anchored by Beethoven’s “Appassionata” sonata, this recital delineates the aesthetic framework of the Viennese piano from roughly 1810, a transitional six-octave instrument that at once retains the articulate clarity

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 yourself in Prokofiev’s Sonata for Two Violins, Viktor Ullmann’sString Quartet No. 3, and conclude with Shostakovich’s electrifying Two Pieces for String Octet. This concert presents

UCLA Choral Concert – The Passing of the Year

The UCLA choirs present the annual “Choral Holiday” presentation: the perfect way to begin the holiday season! This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make programs like this

Woodwind Chamber Concert

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of chamber music highlighting members of the woodwind family. This event is made possible by the David and Irmgard Dobrow Fund. Classical music was a passion of the Dobrows, who established a generous endowment at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to make

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 for our first concert of the 2024-2025 academic year.