Performances + Events
NEC Chamber Orchestra 4
Jordan Hall
Donald Palma is the Chamber Orchestra's artistic director.
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Artist(s)
Claire Park '25 MM, cello soloist
winner, NEC Concerto Competition
Korean American cellist Claire Park is deeply committed to musical excellence and brings a profound understanding of the cello repertoire to her performances. She has garnered numerous national accolades, including the Grand Prize at the LA Finals of the American String Teachers Association Solo Competition, the Bernstein Prize at the Mondavi National Competition, and the Alfred Newman Award from the Palisades Symphony. Most recently, she was a quarterfinalist in the 12th Lutosławski International Cello Competition in 2024.
Claire is currently pursuing her master’s degree at New England Conservatory of Music, where she studies with Lluís Claret. She also completed her bachelor’s degree at NEC under the guidance of Laurence Lesser.
An ardent orchestral musician, Claire has performed as a guest cellist with A Far Cry in their 2023 “Unrequited” program and served as Assistant Principal Cellist of the New York String Orchestra. Her orchestral experience also includes membership in the American Youth Symphony, section cellist with the YMF Debut Orchestra, and principal cellist of both the Sierra Chamber Music Orchestra and the New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra.
She has performed at renowned summer festivals around the world, including the Taos School of Music, Moritzburg Festival Academy, Music Academy of the West, Music@Menlo Young Performers Program, Orford Musique Academy, and the Aspen Music Festival.
Claire’s passion for chamber music has been a defining element of her artistic journey. She was the cellist of NEC’s Honors Quartets “Sano” and “Arcturus” from 2021 to 2023, performing full programs each semester. She also participated in the Music Academy of the West’s String Quartet Seminar with the Takács Quartet in 2023 and the Finckel-Wu Han Chamber Music Workshop at the Aspen Music Festival, where she was a New Horizon Fellowship recipient. This coming summer, she will be at both the Tanglewood Music Center and the Spoleto Festival.
Say: Chamber Symphony, op. 62
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1
Intermission
Honegger: Symphony No. 2, H. 153
