
Connie Kupka
Connie Kupka, violinist, was born and raised in Los Angeles where she studied at UCLA and began her professional career. In 1972, she won a scholarship to study chamber music with the Guarneri Quartet and concurrently worked with the violin pedagogue, Broadus Earle. In 1973, she joined the Arriaga Quartet, which won First Prize in the Coleman competition in Pasadena. The following year, Ms. Kupka debuted at Town Hall in New York with the ensemble.
Ms. Kupka has participated in many summer chamber music festivals, including those in Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon, the Oregon Bach Festival, the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, and the Ojai Music Festival. She has served as Principal Violinist for LACO, the Pasadena Symphony, and the Colorado Music Festival, and has appeared as soloist with the South Bay Symphony and Colorado Chamber Orchestra.
Ms. Kupka has been a member of LACO for 14 seasons. She augments her Los Angeles orchestral activities with chamber music performances for such series as the South Bay Chamber Music series and Monday Evening Concerts and is also active in motion picture studio orchestras.
Concerts Performed
A Potpourri/PacSer, the Next Generation
Thu, June 11, 2015Vibrations
Sat, May 4, 2013Sun, May 5, 2013Wed, May 8, 2013Aloud & Proud: chamber music by lesbian and gay composers
Sat, June 2, 2012Tendrils
Sun, January 29, 2012Mon, January 30, 2012Wed, February 1, 2012Thu, February 2, 201225/102
Sat, June 4, 2011Sun, June 5, 2011Wed, June 8, 2011Ode to imagination
Sat, June 5, 2010Sun, June 6, 2010Wed, June 9, 2010To youth! To wisdom!
Sun, January 31, 2010Mon, February 1, 2010Wed, February 10, 2010Woven of many strands
Sat, June 6, 2009Sun, June 7, 2009Wed, June 10, 2009Circle of blue
Sat, May 2, 2009Sun, May 3, 2009Wed, May 6, 2009To the victims of war, a dedication to life
Sun, January 27, 2008Mon, January 28, 2008Wed, January 30, 2008We all are mortal
Sat, June 2, 2007Sun, June 3, 2007Wed, June 6, 2007We all breath the same air
Sun, March 4, 2007Mon, March 5, 2007Wed, March 7, 2007Out of bounds
Sun, June 4, 2006Sun, June 4, 2006Wed, June 7, 2006Spanning worlds
Mon, February 20, 2006Wed, February 22, 2006“There is a magic made by melody…” -Elizabeth Bishop
Sun, April 3, 2005Sun, April 3, 2005Wed, April 6, 2005“Such harmony is in immortal souls.” -Shakespeare
Sun, January 9, 2005Mon, January 10, 2005Wed, January 12, 2005Like a warm zephyr
Sun, June 6, 2004Sun, June 6, 2004Wed, June 9, 2004Of golden hills and dark forests
Sun, February 1, 2004Mon, February 2, 2004Wed, February 11, 2004Enfolded in velvet
Sun, March 9, 2003Mon, March 10, 2003Wed, March 12, 2003A Cascade of Gemstones
Fri, June 22, 2001Sun, June 3, 2001Wed, June 6, 2001An Intoxicating Bouquet
Sun, February 11, 2001Mon, February 12, 2001Fri, February 23, 2001Luminous Refractions of Soul
Sun, May 21, 2000Sun, May 21, 2000Wed, May 31, 2000Hauntings, Joy, and Triumph
Sun, May 23, 1999Sun, May 23, 1999Wed, June 2, 1999Summer Fire, Autumn Embers
Sun, March 15, 1998Sun, March 15, 1998Wed, March 18, 1998A Sensory Celebration
Sun, February 8, 1998Sun, February 8, 1998Wed, February 11, 1998Sublime & Soulful
Sun, May 18, 1997Sun, May 18, 1997Wed, May 21, 1997Enchantment & Elegance
Sun, March 9, 1997Mon, March 10, 1997Wed, March 12, 1997New Friends, Old Treasures
Sun, February 16, 1997Sun, February 16, 1997Passion knows no country
Sun, April 14, 1996Sun, April 14, 1996The soul of chamber music-strings and beyond
Sun, March 19, 1995Sun, March 19, 1995Sun, April 9, 1995Carnegie Hall Recital
Sat, September 24, 1994April Concert
Sun, May 1, 1994April Concert
Sun, April 18, 1993Sun, April 18, 1993February Concert
Sun, February 14, 1993Sun, February 14, 1993May Concert
Sun, May 31, 1992Sun, May 31, 1992April Concert
Sun, February 3, 1991Sun, February 3, 1991