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Violinist, violist and conductor Paul Biss has appeared in recital, with orchestra, and in chamber music performances throughout North America, Mexico, Europe, Israel, and Korea.

Biss has participated...

Born in New York City, Donald Palma is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Don studied double bass with Frederick Zimmermann, Robert Brennand, Orin O’Brien, and Homer Mensch. A former member of the...

Pianist Cameron Stowe is a leading specialist in the study and performance of song recital repertoire. Throughout his career his work has been led by his passion for poetry and song, and he has...

Jazz guitarist and composer Norman Zocher has performed with his trio in clubs both in Boston—the Willow and Ryles—and in Manhattan— Brownie’s and the Underground. He has also played with the Jazz...

Benjamin Wright joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section in July 2002 as fourth trumpet. From 2006 to 2009, he was acting assistant principal trumpet of the BSO, and in 2010 became second...

Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
Donald Weilerstein, violin
Alisa Weilerstein, cello

The Weilerstein Trio, NEC’s trio-in-residence, consists of pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, who established the Pr...

Vivian Hornik Weilerstein has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world and is a frequent collaborator with many of today’s most eminent artists and ensembles. Described by the...

Donald Weilerstein has concertized extensively throughout the world as soloist and chamber musician. He studied at  the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian, Dorothy Delay, and members of the Juilliard...

Keisuke Wakao is assistant principal oboe with the BSO, where he occupies the Farla and Harvey Chet Krentzman chair. He has been principal oboe with the New World Symphony and substitute oboe with the...

Violinist Valeria Vilker-Kuchment is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She received her graduate and postgraduate degrees from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where she was a student...