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 is the winner of the 2022 Atwater Kent Concerto Competition and finalist of the 2025 Agustín Aponte International Music Competition. He has performed throughout the United States and internationally and regularly appears as a concert artist in recitals.
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 No. 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
Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin
Still: Suite for Violin and Piano
Gerswhin/Heifetz: Three Preludes
Tartini/Kreisler: Sonata in G minor "Devil's Trill"
Christian Gonzales, violin
Bryan Verhoye, piano
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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