She will join the company for performances beginning with Verdi’s   Falstaff  on April 18.

(Los Angeles) March 10, 2026 — LA Opera announces that violinist Alyssa Park has been appointed to the position of Stuart Canin Concertmaster of the LA Opera Orchestra. She will have her first performances in that role with Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff, opening April 18 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

"Following the untimely and tragic passing of Roberto Cani, who served as concertmaster for 14 seasons and played in top form up until the final month of his life, we have searched and held a highly competitive audition for a successor," said Music Director James Conlon. "I am more than delighted that in Alyssa Park we are confident we have found an extraordinary violinist and musician for the future. As I leave LA Opera after 20 wonderful years as Music Director, I am happy that the post of concertmaster has been filled so well. We all welcome her to the company, and I wish her and all of our colleagues and friends in the LA Opera Orchestra, as well as my own successor Domingo Hindoyan, a fruitful and long working relationship well into the future."

"After many years on the concert stage, I am deeply honored to begin this new chapter as concertmaster of LA Opera," said Alyssa Park. "Opera’s power lies in its ability to transform music and drama into living storytelling, revealing the depth and complexity of the human experience and strengthening the cultural fabric of the community. I look forward to collaborating closely with Maestro James Conlon and Maestro Domingo Hindoyan, and with my colleagues in the orchestra, to shape performances that are vibrant, collaborative, and rooted in musical integrity. To serve Los Angeles—a city that has been central to my artistic life—in this role is an extraordinary privilege."

Ms. Park becomes the second person to hold the position of Stuart Canin Concertmaster, a chair established in perpetuity by Dunard Fund USA to honor the distinguished tenure of Stuart Canin, who served as LA Opera’s concertmaster from 2001 to 2010. She succeeds the late Roberto Cani, who served as concertmaster from 2011 until his untimely passing last year. Ms. Park first performed with LA Opera as guest concertmaster for the 2010 world premiere of Daniel Catán's Il Postino.

The concertmaster serves at the center of orchestral life, bringing together leadership, musical insight, and coordination in a single role. The position requires authority, tact, and a deep command of the repertoire and is indispensable to the orchestra’s artistic cohesion and day-to-day functioning.

About Alyssa Park
Alyssa Park established an enviable international reputation at the age of 16 as the youngest prizewinner in the history of the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition. Her New York City debut recital at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall was critically acclaimed by The New York Times for "an unusually strong technique and a youthful sense of music making." Other notable credits include the Ravinia Festival series, the Kennedy Center recital series, the Oregon Bach Festival, and Rockefeller University in New York City.

In Europe, she has performed as a soloist with Sir Colin Davis and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Austrian Radio Symphony, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, and the Hamburg Philharmonic. She toured Spain, Switzerland, and Austria with the Cincinnati Symphony. In Australia, she also appeared as soloist with the orchestras of Sydney, Adelaide, and Tasmania.

Past seasons have included performances in Asia with the Korean Broadcasting Symphony, Japan Philharmonic, and the Singapore Symphony. She has also appeared with the Berlin Radio Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, Lisbon Symphony, Salzburger Kammerphilharmonie, and Munich Philharmonic, and made her debut at Italy’s Ravello Festival and the Netherlands’ Royal Concertgebouw.

An avid chamber musician, Ms. Park has been a frequent guest at major festivals throughout Europe and the United States. She is a founding member of the Los Angeles–based Lyris Quartet. Lyris curates the Hear Now new music festival, dedicated to performing the works of living Southern California composers. The quartet is the resident ensemble for the acclaimed Jacaranda music series in Santa Monica and has performed as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Green Umbrella series, has been featured at the Hollywood Bowl, and debuted with the Los Angeles Master Chorale earlier this season.

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About the LA Opera Orchestra
The LA Opera Orchestra has a core roster of 61 players, augmented for each production according to the demands of the music. Players in the company’s resident ensemble also fill principal positions in other Southern California symphony orchestras and chamber groups, and they record in Hollywood film, television and recording sessions. These exceptional musicians provide artistic continuity from production to production and contribute greatly to the high level of LA Opera’s artistry.

About LA Opera
Los Angeles is a city of enormous diversity and creativity, and LA Opera is dedicated to reflecting that vibrancy by redefining what opera can be. Through imaginative new productions, world premiere commissions, and inventive performances that preserve foundational works while making them feel fresh and compelling, LA Opera has become one of America’s most exciting and ambitious opera companies.

In addition to its mainstage performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the company explores unusual repertoire each season through the LA Opera Off Grand initiative, featuring performances in a variety of venues throughout Los Angeles. The LA Opera Connects initiative offers a robust variety of educational programming and community engagement offerings that reach people throughout every corner of Los Angeles County. Learn more at LAOpera.org.

LA Opera Media Contact
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Director of Communications
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Stuart Canin Concertmaster chair made possible by a deeply appreciated gift from Dunard Fund USA

The LA Opera Orchestra is generously underwritten by Terri and Jerry Kohl

LA Opera is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the greater Los Angeles community.