Performances + Events
Performances + Events
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Performances + Events
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Events calendar
Institute for Concert Artists Recital: Joshua Brown, Violin
Jordan Hall
The Institute for Concert Artists at NEC is home to a group of extraordinary musicians poised to launch significant careers across a diverse spectrum of genres, including classical (instrumental and vocal), jazz, world and cross-cultural music, inte…
Recital: Pauline Jing Pu '26 MM, Piano
Williams Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Pauline Jing Pu '26 MM studies Piano with Stephen Drury.
Recital: Zachary Keum '26 GD, Cello
Burnes Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Zachary Keum '26 GD studies Cello with Yeesun Kim. The …
A Far Cry Presents: Heart Strings: A Far Cry's Valentine to Boston
Jordan Hall
Curated by: Rafael Popper Keizer Swipe left on the ordinary. This Valentine’s Day, A Far Cry invites you to an unforgettable evening of music celebrating love in all its forms — devotional, romantic, maternal, and even a little messy. Heart Strings tugs at the full emotional spectrum, from aching tenderness to joyful devotion to complicated longing. Curated like…
Faculty Recital: Stephen Drury, Piano
Jordan Hall
Known for the depth of his repertory and as a champion of contemporary music, pianist Stephen Drury offers an evening of music from Liszt to Christian Wolff. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Strea…
NEC Piano Department Concert No. 1: Scarlatti Sonatas
Jordan Hall
Each year, NEC's Piano Department marks an anniversary, celebrates a composer, or explores a theme with a series of concerts. Students from the College and Preparatory School are chosen to perform. This year, there will be six concerts featuring Domenico Scarlatti's Keyboard Sonatas. Tonight is the first of these six performances. This concert series will span three years and…
Sebastian Krunnies Viola Master Class
Brown Hall
Sebastian Krunnies hosts a master class featuring students from the NEC viola studios. Sebastian Krunnies was only four when he took his first viola lessons. After studying music and medicine in Freiburg, he continued his music studies at the Salzburg Mozarteum and Berlin’s Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule. Before coming to the Berliner Philharmoniker, he gained his first orchestral ex…
Recital: Maxwell Fairman '26 BM, Violin
Burnes Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Maxwell Fairman '26 BM studies Violin with Donald Weilerstein and …
Expanded Ed Faculty Recital: Rebecca Kasdan, violin with Victor Cayres, piano and Eugene Kim, cello
WIlliams Hall
Please join us for an Expanded Education Faculty Recital featuring Rebecca Kasdan (violin), with Victor Cayres (piano) and Eugene Kim (cello). This program highlights the artistry and collaborative spirit of our Expanded Education faculty through an evening of engaging music-making.
