Rebecca Beerstein, 23, recently graduated with a Bachelors of Music in violin performance studying under Movses Pogossian, Varty Manouelian and Ji-Young An at the Herb Alpert School of Music. She is an accomplished musician and enjoys experimenting with different genres of music, alongside her expertise in classical violin. She has been a part of such groups as the UCLA Klezmer ensemble, Commercial Music Ensemble, Early Music Ensemble, and FLUX modern music ensemble. In 2019 and 2021, Rebecca won first prize at the Henry Schwab Violin and Viola competition. In addition, she was a Conejo Arts Council Legacy Scholarship winner in both 2019 and 2020. She has performed as a soloist with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, the Westlake Village Symphony, and Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra and served as concertmaster of the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra in 2018 and 2019. She is currently associated with CYAS and CIVIC orchestra of Los Angeles. Rebecca is also an accomplished figure skater and was a member of the UCLA Figure Skating Team.
The San Gabriel Valley Symphony is a professional orchestra created by working musicians and local leaders to reflect and serve the San Gabriel Valley—focusing on community engagement and social impact. Our mission is to show the next generation in the SGV that a career in the arts is not only possible, but capable of creating real change in their communities and beyond.