Founded by Professor Georgette Popa in 2003, the Irvine Classical Players’ mission is to provide a highly competitive, artistic, musical environment in which every outstanding young musician has the unique opportunity to perform as a soloist within an orchestral setting. The Irvine Classical Players is dedicated to educating, promoting, nurturing and premiering, nationally and internationally, the next generation of young artist performers.

Meet Our Principal Conductor: Maestro Maxim Eshkenazy

A rising star among today’s generation of young conductors, Maestro Eshkenzay is the Principal Conductor of the Irvine Classical Players Seraphim Symphony, as well as the Assistant Conductor of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Assistant Conductor of the Colburn Conservatory Orchestra, and the Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra. He received a B.M. in Violin Performance from the Sofia Music Conservatory in Bulgaria and a M.M. in Conducting from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music.