CHRISTIAN GONZALES

Violinist

Christian Gonzales is one of San Diego's finest young violinists. A graduate of Juilliard and UCLA, he has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician throughout the United States and internationally. Named the winner of the 2022 Atwater Kent Concerto Competition, Gonzales was also a finalist in the 2025 Agustín Aponte International Music Competition and prizewinner of various other competitions.

He is also the owner of the Christian Gonzales Violin Studio LLC which aims to provide high quality violin instruction in San Diego.

About

Upcoming Concerts

July 27-August 12, 2025

International Academy of Music

Festival del Lago

Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

TBD Repertoire

Christian Gonzales, violin

DETAILS

August TBD, 2025

International Academy of Music

Festival del Lago

Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

Debussy: String Quartet

Christian Gonzales, violin

Arianna Pope, violin

Rachel Miner, viola

Peter Amawattana, cello

DETAILS

August 26, 2025 - 6:30pm

Family Music Series

Carmel Valley Library

San Diego, California

Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

Strauss: Violin Sonata

Saariaho: Nocturne

Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy

Christian Gonzales, violin

Cho Hyun Park, piano

DETAILS

November 23, 2025 - time TBD

TICO 52nd Season

Tifereth Israel Synagogue

San Diego, California, USA

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1

Christian Gonzales, violin

David Amos, conductor

Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra

DETAILS TBD

November 30, 2025 - time TBD

TICO 52nd Season

Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center

La Jolla, California, USA

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1

Christian Gonzales, violin

David Amos, conductor

Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra

DETAILS TBD

Christian Gonzales Violin Studio

The Christian Gonzales Violin Studio LLC offers high-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 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

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/

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/

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/

(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/

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