International Cello Festival Kicks off at Disney Hall

The USC Thornton School of Music and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in conjunction with The Colburn School and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, hold the first-ever Piatigorsky International Cello Festival from March 9–March 18, 2012.

The festival will bring musicians from all over the world to celebrate renowned cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, who was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2011. The Piatigorsky Festival will feature events at the University Park Campus, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and The Colburn School, a conservatory located across the street from the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Sunny Yang, a graduate student studying cello performance, will perform in the opening concert.