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A group of children in NEC Prep's Suzuki program play violin
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Some of NEC's youngest musicians—our NEC Prep Suzuki students—played the U.S. national anthem for a recent Celtics game.
A Prep teacher helps a Suzuki cellist tune
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NEC: Pierce Hall
Violinist and pianist perform together
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NEC: Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

Students from the NEC String and Piano departments present the fruit of the semester's work in a free recital.

Led by NEC faculty Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, student pairs perform individual movements...

ANgelo Xiang Yu looking to the side
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Angelo Xiang Yu '12 '14 AD is featured in Violin Channel for being a recipient of a 2019 Avery Fisher Career Development Grant.
The Cellist, Piatigorsky sitting in a chair
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NEC: Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

Advance tickets have been fully reserved for this event. However, additional seats may be available at the door. Questions? Please contact the NEC Box Office.

The New England Conservatory will...

Ani Kavafian Violin
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NEC: Keller Room

Ani Kavafian hosts a masterclass featuring students from the NEC violin studios.

Violinist Ani Kavafian enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. She has performed with...

Scott Pingel Double Bass
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NEC: Keller Room

Scott Pingel hosts a masterclass featuring students from the NEC double bass studios.

In 2004, Scott Pingel became the principal bass of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Chronicle name...

Grisha Goryachev
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NEC: Williams Hall

Grisha Goryachev presents a masterclass featuring students from the NEC guitar studios. 

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Grisha Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and...

Chou wen-chung smiling and gesturing with his hands
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At his home in New York, composer Chou Wen-chung was presented with an honorary doctorate by NEC President Andrea Kalyn.
Johannes Moser
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NEC: Pierce Hall

Johannes Moser hosts a masterclass featuring students from the NEC cello studios.

Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as "one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists", German...