Performances + Events
NEC Honors Ensemble: Adelio String Quartet
Jordan Hall
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In-Person Event
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In tonight's concert, the Adelio String Quartet, coached by Kim Kashkashian and Chamber Music Department Chair, Ara Gregorian, performs a selection of works, including a student composition.
Each year, an audition committee of professional musicians and faculty selects a few exceptional student ensembles to represent the NEC Honors Ensemble Program. The ensembles work with a faculty coach and are given an opportunity to perform a spring recital in NEC's Jordan Hall.
Formed at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, the Adelio String Quartet currently studies with Ara Gregorian and Kim Kashkashian. Winners of the 2025-2026 Honors Chamber Competition at NEC, the Adelio String Quartet participated in the 2026 Robert Mann String Quartet Institute. The quartet has additionally worked with esteemed artists including Paul Katz, Laurie Smukler, Miriam Fried, Eugene Drucker, Mark Steinberg, Nicholas Mann, Samuel Rhodes, Todd Phillips, David Geber, Gabor Szabo, and Stephen Drury.
Violinist Evan Johanson made his orchestral debut with the Seattle Symphony in 2015, and in 2020 performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with the Colburn Orchestra. From Carnegie Hall to the Teatro Nacional Sucre in Ecuador, Evan led the NYO-USA as concertmaster in 2016 & 2017, and has since been appointed leadership positions across different ensembles. A passionate chamber musician, Evan has participated in a wide array of music festivals, such as Kronberg Academy’s Chamber Music Connects the World, Ravinia, Yellow Barn, Olympic, Taos, Norfolk, and Four Seasons. Evan has performed with renowned artists such as Miriam Fried, Kim Kashkashian, Lawrence Power, Miklós Perényi, Clive Greensmith, Marcy Rosen, Jonathan Biss, Enrico Pace, and Janine Jansen. Evan completed his Bachelor’s at the Colburn Conservatory with Robert Lipsett, his Master’s at the Yale School of Music under Ani Kavafian, and currently pursues a Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory of Music with Miriam Fried.
Clark Snavely has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra, and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has won prizes at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition, and the A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition. He is a former Merit Scholar at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy and currently studies at the New England Conservatory with Miriam Fried.
Taiwanese violist Yeh-Chun Lin is currently pursuing a Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory, where she studies with Wenting Kang and previously completed her Master of Music degree under the guidance of Mai Motobuchi. She has worked closely with members of leading ensembles including A Far Cry and the Borromeo Quartet, and has been recognized in competitions such as the Borromeo Quartet Guest Artist Award and Les Violons du Roy Concerto Competition.
Cellist Thomas Lim is an award-winning performer and has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras with concertos by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Haydn. A National YoungArts Foundation Winner, he has received prizes in numerous competitions and has performed at Music@Menlo, Perlman Music Program, Kneisel Hall, Domaine Forget, Orford Musique, and Meadowmount. Currently a student of Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory, Thomas holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Columbia University, previously studying with Natasha Brofsky, Darrett Adkins, Jonathan Koh, and Minja Hyun.
To watch a live stream of this event, click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page.
Each year, an audition committee of professional musicians and faculty selects a few exceptional student ensembles to represent the NEC Honors Ensemble Program. The ensembles work with a faculty coach and are given an opportunity to perform a spring recital in NEC's Jordan Hall.
Formed at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, the Adelio String Quartet currently studies with Ara Gregorian and Kim Kashkashian. Winners of the 2025-2026 Honors Chamber Competition at NEC, the Adelio String Quartet participated in the 2026 Robert Mann String Quartet Institute. The quartet has additionally worked with esteemed artists including Paul Katz, Laurie Smukler, Miriam Fried, Eugene Drucker, Mark Steinberg, Nicholas Mann, Samuel Rhodes, Todd Phillips, David Geber, Gabor Szabo, and Stephen Drury.
Violinist Evan Johanson made his orchestral debut with the Seattle Symphony in 2015, and in 2020 performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with the Colburn Orchestra. From Carnegie Hall to the Teatro Nacional Sucre in Ecuador, Evan led the NYO-USA as concertmaster in 2016 & 2017, and has since been appointed leadership positions across different ensembles. A passionate chamber musician, Evan has participated in a wide array of music festivals, such as Kronberg Academy’s Chamber Music Connects the World, Ravinia, Yellow Barn, Olympic, Taos, Norfolk, and Four Seasons. Evan has performed with renowned artists such as Miriam Fried, Kim Kashkashian, Lawrence Power, Miklós Perényi, Clive Greensmith, Marcy Rosen, Jonathan Biss, Enrico Pace, and Janine Jansen. Evan completed his Bachelor’s at the Colburn Conservatory with Robert Lipsett, his Master’s at the Yale School of Music under Ani Kavafian, and currently pursues a Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory of Music with Miriam Fried.
Clark Snavely has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra, and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has won prizes at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition, and the A.N. and Pearl G. Barnett Chamber Music Competition. He is a former Merit Scholar at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy and currently studies at the New England Conservatory with Miriam Fried.
Taiwanese violist Yeh-Chun Lin is currently pursuing a Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory, where she studies with Wenting Kang and previously completed her Master of Music degree under the guidance of Mai Motobuchi. She has worked closely with members of leading ensembles including A Far Cry and the Borromeo Quartet, and has been recognized in competitions such as the Borromeo Quartet Guest Artist Award and Les Violons du Roy Concerto Competition.
Cellist Thomas Lim is an award-winning performer and has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras with concertos by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and Haydn. A National YoungArts Foundation Winner, he has received prizes in numerous competitions and has performed at Music@Menlo, Perlman Music Program, Kneisel Hall, Domaine Forget, Orford Musique, and Meadowmount. Currently a student of Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory, Thomas holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Columbia University, previously studying with Natasha Brofsky, Darrett Adkins, Jonathan Koh, and Minja Hyun.
To watch a live stream of this event, click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page.
Artist(s)
Adelio String Quartet
Evan Johanson, violin
Clark Snavely, violin
Yeh-Chun Lin, viola
Thomas Lim, cello
