Our 2025 JuryWe're so excited to host our 2025 - and 40th (!) - Irving M. Klein International String Competition. At the backbone of our weekend is our amazing slate of jury members, who are America’s premier composers, educators, performers, and conductors. This year, we are proud to announce our jury members:Barbara Day Turner, conductor [...]
We’re thrilled to announce our new performance partnership with Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra in our 2024-25 season. In October of 2024, Emad Zolfaghari, 2023 first prizewinner, will perform Hindemith’s Der Schwanendreher with MSCO. Tickets on MSCO’s website. Special thanks to the MSCO team and board, as well as our very own Marcy Straw, Zoe Lin, [...]
Some amazing things that our alumni have accomplished in just the first half of 2024! If you're an alumni with an exciting update, please email zoe@californiamusiccenter.org with your news! January 8, 2024: Alina Kobialka (2016 3rd place) receives tenure at the New York Philharmonic February 1, 2024: Zlatomir Fung (2014 1st place) joins faculty [...]
The Klein Competition is pleased to announce that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000. This grant will support the 2024 Competition. In total, the NEA will award 1,135 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $37 million as part of [...]
The Klein Competition and San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Announce 2024-2025 Partnership (SAN FRANCISCO, APRIL 16, 2024) The Irving M. Klein International String Competition (“the Klein”), this year celebrating 39 years of nurturing the next generation of young artists, and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra (“SFCO”), celebrating in 2024 70 years of bringing accessible and [...]
Announcing the 2024 Semifinalists Celebrating 39 years of nurturing and championing the world’s finest young string players, the 39th Irving M. Klein International String Competition returns June 1-2 to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, our presenting partner - this year at the Sol Joseph Recital Hall. The semifinal round begins at 10AM Pacific Sat [...]
APPLICATIONS OPEN NOV 1st 2023 For the 39th Annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition June 1 - 2, 2024, San Francisco California (San Francisco CA) Applications open online November 1, 2023 for The Irving M. Klein International String Competition, produced by the California Music Center at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music June 1 [...]
Proud to announce the distinguished 2023 Klein Jury: Glenn Dicterow, Karen Dreyfus, Zlatomir Fung, Gity Razaz (the 2023 commissioned composer), Harold Robinson, Daniel Stewart and Barbara Day Turner. What a stellar panel - we are honored they will participate in the 39th Klein Competition next June. https://www.californiamusiccenter.org/competition-jury/
We could not be more excited! Debuting Mon 11/7 is From the Top's documentary portrait of the 2022 Klein Competition recorded while they were in residence with us in San Francisco. We were delighted to partner with FTT and know you will enjoy the resulting broadcast. Celebrate the phenomenal young players who gathered to compete. Hear the adrenaline [...]
Live performance is finally returning! We’re grateful for the trust our community has placed in us, and are ready to welcome you back whenever—and however—is most comfortable for you. We are observing COVID-19 safety guidelines to make our events as safe and healthy as possible for us all. The following applies to any in-person [...]
