Michael Kannen Chamber Music Master Class

Michael Kannen presents a master class featuring students from the NEC Chamber Music program.

"I am Michael Kannen and I play cello. I have enjoyed a long, varied and extremely gratifying career in music. My joy comes from connecting to people through music and, happily, my career has afforded me abundant opportunity to do so.

A pinnacle for me was my time in the Brentano String Quartet. I was a founding member of Brentano and making music with the three other magnificent musicians in that group was the essential experience of my career. During my time in the group we received several awards, including the first Cleveland Quartet Award and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award. We played in some of the most beautiful concert halls in the world, including Carnegie and Alice Tully Halls in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and the Sydney Opera House." Continue reading...