Josefina Vergara joined LACO in 1999 as its principal second violinist. A native of Chile, she has received recognition for her performances throughout the United States and abroad.

As an active chamber musician, Vergara has appeared in recitals in Europe and the Far East and has participated in numerous festivals including the Aspen, La Jolla and Santa Fe chamber music festivals. She has performed with fellow chamber musicians Lynn Harrell, Timothy Eddy, Claude Frank, and David Golub, among many others.

She earned her Bachelor of Music Degree at Indiana University, studying with Miriam Fried. While at Indiana, she served as concertmaster of the Indiana Chamber Orchestra and as first violin of the scholarship quartet. She has been a prize-winner at musical events including the Osaka International Chamber Music, Fischoff, Coleman, and Pasadena Instrumental competitions.

Vergara has appeared as a soloist with the Peninsula, Pacific Palisades and UCLA symphonies, as well as the Indiana Chamber Orchestra. She has performed in various summer festivals including Tanglewood, Aspen, the Music Academy of the West, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and Villa Musica in Mainz, Germany.

Josefina Vergara serves on the chamber music faculty at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. She regularly performs with Camerata Pacifica and is a member of the Grammy-nominated New Century Chamber Orchestra in San Francisco.

photo Michael Miller