CHRISTIAN GONZALES
CHRISTIAN GONZALES
Violinist
Christian Gonzales is establishing himself to be of San Diego's highly sought-after violinists and violin teachers. A graduate of Juilliard and UCLA, he has performed throughout the United States and internationally. Named the winner of the 2022 Atwater Kent Concerto Competition, Gonzales was a finalist in the 2025 Agustín Aponte International Music Competition and a prizewinner of various other competitions.
He is also the owner of the Christian Gonzales Violin Studio LLC which aims to provide elite-quality violin instruction in San Diego.
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Upcoming Concerts
January 16, 2025 - 12:00pm
Art of Elan - Midday Music Series
San Diego Public Library
San Diego, California, USA
Martinu: Madrigal No. 1 for Violin and Viola
Telemann: Fantasia #1 for Solo Viola
Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin:
III. Sarabanda
IV. Giga
Mozart: Duo No. 1 for Violin and Viola in G Major
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
Christian Gonzales, violin
Travis Maril, viola
February 12, 2025
Thursday Night Event Series - Solo Recital
Cuyamaca Community College - Samuel M. Ciccati Performing Arts Center
El Cajon, California, USA
Program TBD
Christian Gonzales, violin
Christian Gonzales Violin Studio
The Christian Gonzales Violin Studio LLC offers elite-quality violin lessons in San Diego California. It was officially founded in April 2025 by violinist and San Diego native Christian Gonzales.
With over a decade of teaching experience as well as pedagogy training from Juilliard, Gonzales brings a hybrid approach which is influenced by some of the greatest violin teachers in history. He has given masterclasses across Southern California and is writing two series of books: Scale System (Vol. 1-3) and Exercises (Vol. 1-3).
The studio strives to be a supportive, ambitious, and creative learning space for violinists of any age and level.
News
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(2025, April 10). Meet Christian Gonzales. CanvasRebel. https://canvasrebel.com/meet-christian-gonzales/
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(2024, December 17). Daily Inspiration: Meet Christian Gonzales. Voyage LA Magazine. https://voyagela.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-christian-gonzales
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Fulcher, A. (2023, November 6). East County violin student to perform with ECYS. SDNews.com. https://sdnews.com/east-county-violin-student-to-perform-with-ecys/
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Fulcher, A. (2023, November 14). Juilliard violinist returns to his roots in El Cajon. The East County Californian. https://eccalifornian.com/juilliard-violinist-returns-to-his-roots-in-el-cajon/
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Fulcher, A. (2023, November 9). From East County to Juilliard and back. The Alpine Sun. https://thealpinesun.com/from-east-county-to-juilliard-and-back/
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(2022, June 1). UCLA Symphony Spring Quarter Concert. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20240229022217/https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/ucla-symphony-spring-quarter-concert/
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Snyder, M. (2022 June 7). Student musicians join Arturo O’Farrill, Cornel West and Mariachi Los Camperos on stage. UCLA Newsroom. https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/music-students-join-arturo-ofarrill-cornel-west
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(April 29, 2022). Annual Vivaldi Concert Returns to Powell Rotunda. https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/annual-vivaldi-concert-returns-to-powell-rotunda/
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