Josefina Vergara
violin
Josefina Vergara joined LACO in 1999 as its principal second violin. A native of Chile, she has received recognition for her performances throughout the United States and abroad.
As an active chamber musician, Josefina has appeared in recitals in Europe and the Far East and has participated in numerous festivals, including the La Jolla and Santa Fe chamber music festivals and the Aspen and St. Barth’s music festivals. She has performed with fellow chamber musicians Jeffrey Kahane, 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. She has been a prize-winner at the Osaka International Chamber Music, Fischoff, Coleman and Pasadena Instrumental competitions.
Josefina has appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Peninsula Symphony, as well as with the Indiana Chamber Orchestra. Recently she has toured Europe and Asia as the violinist in Uri Caine’s jazz ensemble. She has performed in various summer festivals including Mainly Mozart, 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 is active in many film, television and recording projects.
