Adam Millstein

Adam Millstein is a Los Angeles based violinist who holds an Artist Diploma and Masters of Music Degree from the Colburn School where he studied with renowned pedagogue Robert Lipsett. He attended the University of Michigan for his Bachelor of Musical Arts Degree. He is the Program Manager of the Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices. This is a unique resource at the Colburn School in Los Angeles that promotes the study and performance of music by composers suppressed by Nazi policies. He acted as curator for the Initiative’s 2021 Schulhoff and More project where he organized and performed on filmed recordings of composer Erwin Schulhoff’s music, some of which is on the album “Shapeshifter: Music of Erwin Schulhoff” for the Delos Label. He has also recorded music of Franz Schreker, Pál Hermann, and Mieczysław Weinberg. Mr. Millstein also actively curates and produces concerts including a filmed Recovered Voices performance for the Library of Congress. He has appeared as guest lecturer at Arizona State University and UCLA.

As an orchestral musician, Mr. Millstein has acted as concertmaster of the Sequoia Symphony and Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra. He has played as guest associate concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony and Louisville Orchestra. He has performed as a substitute with the LA Opera and LA Chamber Orchestra and appeared as soloist with US and international orchestras.

To learn more please visit adammillstein.com.

Recovered Voices:

The Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices is a unique Colburn resource that encourages greater awareness and more frequent performances of music by composers whose careers and lives were tragically cut short by the Nazi regime. Led by Artistic Director James Conlon and inspired by LA Opera’s groundbreaking Recovered Voices project, the Ziering- Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices was established at Colburn in 2013 with the support of Los Angeles philanthropist Marilyn Ziering. Through performances in Southern California and around the world, original video series, classes, competitions, symposia, recordings, and more, the Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices brings well-deserved attention to composers whose names and works were very nearly eliminated from history. It also inspires young musicians to not only learn about the artists but to return to their music throughout their career.