Celeste Peña is a violinist from Northern California. She is an L.A. based freelance musician who performs in orchestras, chamber ensembles, sessions, and live events. Additionally, she is a First Violin in both the San Luis Obispo Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of L.A. and a former First Violin in the American Youth Symphony. Currently, she works as a Teaching Artist for both Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles at the LA Phil (YOLA) and the Glendale Youth Orchestra. Celeste is a graduate of UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music where she studied with Movses Pogossian and is a J.D. Candidate at Southwestern Law School.

The San Gabriel Valley Symphony, a program of Arts Bridging The Gap, exists to educate and inspire new audiences through the performing arts. Through world-class performances, collaboration with community stakeholders, and authentic storytelling, we connect audiences to live performance as a pillar of community celebration rooted in the San Gabriel Valley and beyond.