Gloria Lum
A native of Berkeley, California, cellist Gloria Lum attended both the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, graduating from the latter institution magna cum laude. A student of Gabor Rejto and Ronald Leonard, she was a member of the Oakland Symphony and the Denver Symphony before joining the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1985. She currently holds the Linda and Maynard Brittan Chair.
A frequent participant of the Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series, Gloria has been involved in tributes to Elliott Carter, György Ligeti, and Witold Lutoslawski, and worked with Pierre Boulez, Oliver Knussen and Steven Stucky. She was recently featured on the Philharmonic’s At Home series playing Stucky’s Dialogo for Solo Cello. An active chamber musician, she has appeared numerous times on the Philharmonic chamber music series having appeared with André Previn, Emanuel Ax and Joshua Bell. A dedicated teacher, Gloria is on the faculty of Occidental College where she teaches cello and chamber music. She has given master classes across the country.
Gloria is the owner and creator of Audition Confidential, www.auditionconfidential.com, an online business which helps musicians navigate the orchestral audition process.