Ji Young An
Lecturer - Violin Performance, Music Performance

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, awarded Premier Prix in 2007. An furthered her studies in violin performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music with Guillaume Sutre, graduating with her Master’s and Doctoral degrees. She has also studied closely with renowned violinists such as Maryvonne Le Dizes, Régis Pasquier, Movses Pogossian and Alexander Treger.

Since 2013, she has been the Associate Concertmaster with the San Bernardino Symphony, and in 2014 joined the Santa Barbara Symphony. She has been serving as Principal Second Violin with Opera Santa Barbara since 2015. An is also an active recording musician, performing in major movie and video game music sessions.

Passionate about teaching, An served as Visiting Lecturer in Violin at UCLA during the 2014 Winter Quarter, filling in for Prof. Movses Pogossian during his sabbatical. She has also been in demand as a chamber music coach at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) since 2015. When not performing or teaching in school, An maintains a full private studio from home.

William Kinderman
Professor -- Elaine Krown Klein Chair in Performance Studies
Jocelyn Ho
Assistant Professor - Performance Studies
Vladimir Chernov
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Antonio Lysy
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Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen
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David Kaplan
Assistant Professor - Piano Performance
Lucy Yates
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Cheryl Lin Fielding
Lecturer - Vocal Diction, Vocal Coaching
Movses Pogossian
Distinguished Professor, Director of Armenian Music Program
Gregory Goodall
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Iris Malkin
Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Boris Allakhverdyan
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Denis Bouriakov
Lecturer - Flute Performance; Principal Flute LA Phil
Katherine Syer
Adjunct Associate Professor
Jonathan Davis
Lecturer - Oboe Performance
Victoria Kirsch
Lecturer - Vocal Coaching
Juliana Gondek
Distinguished Professor, Voice Performance
Lou Anne Neill
Lecturer - Harp Performance; Harp LA Phil
James Bass
Professor - Director of Choral Studies
Erin Bouriakov
Lecturer - Flute Performance
Che-Yen Chen
Professor - Viola Performance
James Miller
Lecturer - Trombone Performance; Associate Principal Trombone LA Phil
Ian Krouse
Distinguished Professor
Peter Yates
Adjunct Professor - Guitar Performance
Varty Manouelian
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Lily Chen-Hafteck
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Peter Kazaras
Distinguished Professor - Director of Opera UCLA
Inna Faliks
Professor - Head of Piano
Christoph Bull
Adjunct Professor - Organ Performance
Maria Fortuna Dean
Lecturer - Voice Performance
Herbie Hancock
Adjunct Professor; LA Phil Guest Artist
Theresa Dimond
Lecturer - Percussion Performance
Wayne Shorter
Adjunct Professor; Star-Studded Tribute LA Phil (April 2020)
Arturo O’Farrill
Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Professor
Travis J. Cross
Chair of Music; Professor
Kay Rhie
Assistant Professor
John Steinmetz
Lecturer - Bassoon Performance
Adam Gilberti
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Michael Dean
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Jens Lindemann
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Rakefet Hak
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Chris Hanulik
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Gloria Cheng
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Wendy Caldwell
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Amy Sanchez
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Alison Deane
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Terri Richter
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Joshua Ranz
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Aubrey Foard
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