Strings
Cellist Andrew Mark received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from New England Conservatory. His teachers have included Bernard Greenhouse, Laurence Lesser, Colin Carr, and George Neikrug...
William Riley has an active career as a guitarist and educator. In 2014 he was appointed to the faculty of Longy School of Music of Bard College where he teaches classical guitar and chamber music...
Vera Rubin has performed solo and chamber music throughout Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, and the United States. She is the leader of the Mendelssohn String Quartet...
Susanne Friedrich was born in Vienna, Austria, and received her cello training at the Vienna Conservatory, studying with Victor Görlich and Josef Luitz. She received a Masters degree in cello...
B.M. (University of Ottawa); B.Ed. (University of Lethbridge); M.M. (Ithaca College); Silver Medal Winner, Royal Conservatory, Toronto; studies with Linda Case, Sanford Reuning, Lóránd Fenyves, John...
Praised for his "impassioned performance" (Boston Globe) and playing "with remarkable ease and clarity, while maintaining a graceful—if vociferous—line that fit well into the narrative" (The Boston...
Ronald Lowry is an active performer in many of Boston’s leading musical organizations. Called a “superb cellist” by the Boston Globe’s Richard Dyer, he is the principal cellist of the Boston Pops...
B.M. (Indiana University and The Hartt School), graduate studies in pedagogy (Ithaca Talent Education); studies with Janos Starker, Raya Garbousova, Yehuda Hanani, George Neikrug, Timothy Eddy; study...
Teaching Philosophy
I thrive on seeing my students deepen their relationship with music and humanity through their cello studies, and I’m committed to doing everything possible to guide and...
Violinist Maria Benotti teaches violin and Sonata Duo class at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, as well as violin in the NEC School of Continuing Education. She joined the faculty in...