The Colburn Orchestra at The Soraya

Los Angeles's Colburn School Breaks Ground On Frank Gehry-Designed Campus Expansion

April 05, 2024

LA's Colburn School commences construction on its expansion project designed by renowned architect Gehry.

Esa-Pekka Salonen and The Colburn Orchestra Come to The Soraya Next Month

October 26, 2021

Composer, conductor, and current Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to The Soraya’s podium for the third time on Saturday, November 13 at 8pm as he conducts the Colburn Orchestra, the flagship orchestra of the Colburn School’s Conservatory of Music, which has gained international acclaim for producing the next generation of world-class musicians.  

Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Lead First of Five Free Events Opening the Soraya 2021-22 Season! 

October 04, 2021

The Soraya celebrates both its 10th Anniversary and Opening Night of the 2021-22 Season with a free performance—Grammy Award winner Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra performing his cross-border collaboration Fandango at the Wall.  

Colburn School Announces 2021-2022 Season

August 25, 2021

The Colburn School today announced the 2021-2022 season, welcoming students, faculty, and esteemed guest artists back to its campus and to performances throughout the region following an 18-month closure due to the pandemic.

Joshua Bell Will Return to The Soraya with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

January 31, 2020

Virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell brings the renowned Academy of St Martin in Fields Orchestra to The Soraya where the Beethoven 250th celebration is well underway this season. Bell and the distinguished chamber orchestra will perform Beethoven's iconic Symphony No. 5, as well as the great violin concerto by Italian musical genius Niccolò Paganini.  

The Soraya Will Welcome Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

October 02, 2019

After four decades of world-wide success, including many award-winning recordings and newly commissioned works, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio continues to dazzle audiences and critics alike with its performances. Now, America's premier trio will celebrate Beethoven's 250th anniversary with two nights at The Soraya performing several of the composer's most beloved work as part of the intimate Onstage Sessions Chamber music series.  

The Soraya Kicks Off Beethoven's 250th Birthday Jonathan Biss

September 04, 2019

In the coming year, the classical music world celebrates the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth.

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Colburn Orchestra At The Soraya

January 25, 2019

World renowned composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct the Colburn Orchestra at The Soraya on Thursday, January 31 at 8 p.m. The program features Strauss tone poems the playful Til Eulenspiegel and grand Also sprach Zarathustra as well as Mozart's Clarinet Concerto performed by Cristina Mateo S ez, a Colburn Conservatory student and Jacques Lancelot International Clarinet Competition prizewinner.