Andrew Shulman, virtuoso cellist and conductor, is principal cellist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and cellist with Los Angeles Piano Trio. He enjoys a richly varied career as recitalist, soloist, chamber musician, conductor and pedagogue, maintaining a flourishing studio at the USC Thornton School of Music. Many of his students have gone on to win international competitions and principal positions in major orchestras and chamber groups.

Masterclass:

November 16, 2024 @ 11:30am-1:30pm

In addition to her role as concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Batjer has served as the curator of LACO’s chamber music series Westside Connections and In Focus since 2007, and in 2019, she was named director of chamber music and training programs. Batjer is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Ivan Galamian and David Cerone. She joined the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music in 2005 and the Colburn Academy in 2014, where she teaches violin and directs the Academy Virtuosi Ensemble.

Masterclass:

March 1, 2025 @ 10:30am-12:30pm