Performances + Events
Chamber Music
Sibbi Bernhardsson Chamber Music Master Class
Pierce Hall
Sibbi Bernhardsson hosts a master class featuring students from the NEC Chamber Music program. Icelandic violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson joined the Oberlin Conservatory faculty in 2017 after performing for the previous 17 years with the Pacifica Quartet, with which he won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Musical America Ensemble of the Year honors, and the Avery Fisher Car...
Ieva Jokubaviciute Chamber Music Master Class
Williams Hall
Ieva Jokubaviciute presents a master class featuring students from the NEC Chamber Music program. Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute’s powerfully and intricately crafted performances have earned her critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe. Her ability to communicate the essential substance of a work has led critics to describe her as possessing ‘razor-sharp in...
NEC New Music Ensemble + Peyton Composer-in-Residence + Asbury
Jordan Hall
NEC's New Music Ensemble, led by Stefan Asbury, joins forces with the Composition Department's 2026 Malcolm Peyton Composer-in-Residence, Colin Matthews, for an exciting evening of diverse contemporary music. Malcolm Peyton, who passed away in January 2025, was a beloved pedagog...
NEC Prep: Winter Chamber Music Festival
Brown Hall, Keller Room, Burnes Hall
Join us for the NEC Prep Spring Chamber Music Festival, a day-long celebration featuring performances by over 40 student chamber groups across multiple halls on campus. Come explore a variety of ensembles and enjoy the opportunity to hear the outstanding work these young musicians have developed throughout the semester—stay for one recital or experience several throughout the day! ...
Recital: Trio Eris, NEC’s Piano Trio in Residence
Jordan Hall
Trio Eris, New England Conservatory’s Professional Piano Trio in Residence, is united by a genuine love of collaboration and a deeply personal approach to music-making. The trio is a top prizewinner of competitions, including the Fischoff National Chamber Music ...
Michael Kannen Chamber Music Master Class
Williams Hall
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 Str...
Sonata Night 59
Burnes Hall
Under the direction of NEC faculty pianist Max Levinson, Sonata Night is an evening of piano-instrumental masterworks featuring collaborative pianists in partnership with their instrumental colleagues. Sonata, a musical term of several meanings, is used here to signify a duo form of equ...
NEC Jazz Honors Ensemble: Works Un-Covered
Jordan Hall
In tonight's concert, Works Un-Covered, coached by Jason Palmer, performs a selection of works. 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 ...
NEC Honors Ensemble: Auréya Quartet
Jordan Hall
In tonight's concert, the Auréya Quartet, coached by 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 e...
Honors Ensemble Showcase at Rockport Music
Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA
Each year, chamber ensembles at New England Conservatory are encouraged to audition midway through the fall semester for NEC’s Honors ensemble program. An outside panel of jurors reviews classical chamber music groups, and NEC faculty select jazz and “wild card” groups. The groups selected through this process become NEC Honors Ensembles for the remainder of the school year, d...
NEC Honors Ensemble: Ardito Quartet
Jordan Hall
In tonight's concert, the Ardito Quartet, coached by Mai Motobuchi, 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 E...
First Monday at Jordan Hall: Bach, Kurtág, Enescu, and Stravinsky
Jordan Hall
Join us as we continue the 41st season of First Mondays. Programs feature well-loved classics and new compositions, performed by some of the world's finest chamber musicians, free and open to all. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter th...
NEC Honors Ensemble: Nautilus Brass
Jordan Hall
In tonight's concert, Nautilus Brass, coached by Michael Dobrinski 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 En...
NEC Honors Ensemble: Nakta Quartet
Jordan Hall
In tonight's concert, the Nakta Quartet, coached by Kim Kashkashian, 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 Hono...
Seth Knopp Chamber Music Master Class
Williams Hall
Seth Knopp hosts a master class featuring students from the NEC Chamber Music program. Seth Knopp, piano (Putney, VT), was a founding member of the award-winning Peabody Trio, winner of the 1989 Naumburg Award and the Peabody Institute’s Ensemble-in-Residence from 1987-2017. After making its Alice Tully Hall debut in 1990, the trio performed on the most important chamber ...
NEC Chamber Orchestra: Schoenberg
Jordan Hall
The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produced Stream” when prompted. ...
BSO Prelude: "What I Hear" featuring Andrew Norman
Brown Hall
A collaboration between the Boston Symphony Orchestra and New England Conservatory, "What I Hear" is a series of free hour-long events at NEC meant to introduce audiences to composers being featured in a BSO concert taking place later in the same evening. These composer-curated chamber music programs feature performances by Conservatory students and include conversations betwee...
NEC at Saugus Public Library: Honors String Quartet
Saugus Public Library Community Room, 295 Central Street, Saugus, MA
Join the NEC Honors String Quartet for an interactive performance at the Saugus Public Library! This program will include time for a Q+A at the end and is open to audiences of all ages. Free and no reservation required. ...
Master Class: Imani Winds, Chamber Music
Brown Hall
Imani Winds presents a master class featuring ensembles from the NEC Chamber Music program. Celebrating nearly three decades of transformative music-making, the Grammy-winning and four-time nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and an evolution of the wind quintet. Known for their d...
NEC Honors Ensemble: Adelio String Quartet
Jordan Hall
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 stu...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 22 | 5 p.m.
Williams Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Sonata Class Recital
Williams Hall
The NEC Chamber Music Department presents the fruit of the semester's work in a free recital. Led by NEC faculty member Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, student pairs perform individual movements of sonatas that demonstrate the equal partnering of string player and pianist. ...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 23 | 5 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 23 | 8 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 26 | 2 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 26 | 5 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 26 | 8 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 27 | 5 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Spring Chamber Music Gala
Jordan Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 28 | 5 p.m.
Williams Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 28 | 8 p.m.
Brown Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 29 | 5 p.m.
Brown Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 30 | 5 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | April 30 | 8 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
NEC at Saugus Public Library
Saugus Public Library Community Room, 295 Central Street, Saugus, MA
Join fellows from the CPP program for an interactive performance at the Saugus Public Library! This program will include time for a Q+A at the end and is open to audiences of all ages. Free and no reservation required. ...
Chamber Music Showcase | May 4 | 5 p.m.
Brown Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
First Monday at Jordan Hall: Price, Gershwin, and Copland
Jordan Hall
First Monday at Jordan Hall ends its 25/26 concert season with a program of American and American-inspired compositions. The live stream of this event is available to NEC Community members only. To watch the stream, please click the “Streaming Access” button at the top of the page and enter the NEC Community streaming password on the video window labeled “NEC-Produc...
Chamber Music Showcase | May 5 | 5 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | May 5 | 8 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
Chamber Music Showcase | May 7 | 8 p.m.
Burnes Hall
A flight of performances. A richness of artists. In December, April, and May, New England Conservatory fills the air with the sounds of piano trios, string quartets, and more, both day and night. Performers include NEC's faculty of chamber music superstars, and the students coached by these great artists. In tonight's concert, student ensembles demonstrate the works they h...
NEC Prep: Spring Chamber Music Festival
Williams Hall, Keller Room, Burnes Hall
Join us for the NEC Prep Spring Chamber Music Festival, a day-long celebration featuring performances by over 50 student chamber groups across multiple halls on campus. Come explore a variety of ensembles and enjoy the opportunity to hear the outstanding work these young musicians have developed throughout the semester—stay for one recital or experience several throughout the day! ...
NEC Prep: Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) Concert
Jordan Hall
Join us for the Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) Concert! ...
NEC Prep: Chamber Music Showcase
Jordan Hall
Don't miss the NEC Prep Chamber Music Showcase, where select student ensembles take the stage in historic Jordan Hall to perform highlights from their year's work. This special event celebrates the artistry and collaboration of our top chamber groups at the culmination of the academic year. ...
NEC Prep: Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS) Concert
Jordan Hall
Experience the NEC Prep CHIPS Showcase, featuring performances by the Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar—our most advanced and selective chamber music program. This end-of-year concert highlights the exceptional skill, dedication, and artistry of these distinguished young ensembles. CHIPS is generously supported by the Robert and Jane MorseEndowed Chamber Music Fund at NEC....
