Performances + Events
Strings
Develop impeccable technique across a breadth of repertoire as a string player at NEC. String students receive studio instruction from one of the world’s most distinguished faculties and collaborate with equally passionate and dedicated peers. Performance opportunities are numerous, with an expansive range of repertoire and genres—solo and concerto performances, chamber music, masterclasses, and orchestra concerts, as well as opportunities throughout Boston’s rich musical community.
Lluis Claret Serra and Kristopher Tong
From the Department Chairs
Hello, and a warm welcome to NEC! It is our great pleasure and privilege to write on behalf of the String Department, whose faculty and students comprise some of the very best and brightest musicians in the world and whose aim is to continue to foster in our community the highest standards of artistry; to empower our students to continue and revitalize the tradition of our musical heritage through their work to come. We have a very special community here at NEC, where the accomplishments and careers of our faculty speak for themselves but also where our shared values create the space for a student to come not just to improve as a player but to find their voice and to discover for themselves what is essential in their art as they move forward into the world.
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Department Highlights
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Faculty Member Tom Siders (BSO), Trumpet, Gives a Private Lesson
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Faculty Member Tom Siders (BSO), Trumpet, Gives a Private Lesson
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Strings Faculty
Julie Albers
Cello
Paul Biss
Violin
Bonnie Black
Cello
Beth Guterman Chu
Viola
Lluís Claret
Cello
Nicholas Cords
Viola
Blaise Déjardin
Cello
Thomas Van Dyck
Double Bass
Eliot Fisk
Guitar
Miriam Fried
Violin
Rebecca Gitter
Viola
Jason Horowitz
Violin
Franziska Huhn
Harp
Wenting Kang
Viola
Kim Kashkashian
Viola
Mickey Katz
Cello
Paul Katz
Cello
Yeesun Kim
Cello
Soovin Kim
Violin
Nicholas Kitchen
Violin
Laurence Lesser
Cello
Li-Mei Liang
Violin
Mai Motobuchi
Viola
Jérôme Mouffe
Guitar
Ayano Ninomiya
Violin
Carol Ou
Cello
Donald Palma
Double Bass
Melissa Reardon
Viola
Todd Seeber
Double Bass
Marcus Thompson
Viola
Kristopher Tong
Violin
Donald Weilerstein
Violin
Jessica Zhou
Harp
Event spotlight
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