Performances + Events
Strings
NEC Prep: Suzuki Ensemble Fall Concert
Jordan Hall
Join us for the NEC Prep Suzuki Ensembles performance, featuring our youngest musicians as they share what they've learned through the Suzuki method. This concert celebrates their progress this semester, joy in music-making, and the power of learning together. ...
NEC Prep: Junior Repertory Orchestra and String Chamber Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Repertory Orchestra and Youth Repertory Orchestra Concert! ...
Faculty Recital: Soovin Kim, Violin
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. ...
NEC Prep: Friday Baroque Ensemble, Preparatory Baroque Ensemble, and Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Brown Hall
Join us for the Friday Baroque Ensemble, Preparatory Baroque Ensemble, and Baroque Chamber Orchestra Concert! ...
Faculty Recital: Joel Ayau, Piano and Jeremy Crosmer, Cello | Cello + Piano, Classical + Jazz
Williams Hall
Detroit Symphony Orchestra cellist Jeremy Crosmer joins NEC faculty member Joel Ayau for an evening of chamber works that explore the intersection between classical and popular music. Each composer featured has some connection with contemporary idioms, whether Fr...
Sonata Night 58
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...
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...
Master Class: Paul Watkins, Cello
Keller Room
Paul Watkins presents a master class featuring students from the NEC cello studios. Acclaimed for his inspirational performances and eloquent musicianship, Paul Watkins enjoys a distinguished career as concerto soloist, chamber musician and conductor. He is the Artistic Director of t...
Faculty Recital: Eden MacAdam-Somer, Anthony Coleman, Joe Morris, Gordon Beeferman
Jordan Hall
Join these four visionary artists — Gordon Beeferman, Anthony Coleman, Eden MacAdam-Somer, and
NEC Prep: String Repertory Orchestra and Junior Repertory Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Repertory Orchestra and Junior Repertory Orchestra Concert! ...
Master Class: Hye-Jin Kim, Violin
Williams Hall
Violinist Hye-Jin Kim ’08 MM, ’10 GD presents a master class featuring students from the NEC violin studios. Hye-Jin Kim is renowned for her musical sensitivity and deeply engaging performances that transport audiences beyond technical virtuosity. Her distinguished career as a soloist...
Institute for Concert Artists Showcase
Jordan Hall
The Institute for Concert Artists at NEC is home to a group of extraordinary musicians poised to launch significant careers. Performers in this highly selective two-year program pursue the Conservatory’s prestigious Artist Diploma through reci...
Master Class: Nicholas Canellakis, Cello
Pierce Hall
Cellist Nicholas Canellakis presents a master class featuring students from the NEC cello studios. Nicholas Canellakis is one of today’s most sought-after and innovative cellists, whose career seamlessly blends traditional classical performance with boundary-pu...
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...
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...
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...
NEC Symphonic Choir, NEC Chamber Singers + Erica J. Washburn: Voices of NEC
Jordan Hall
In the final concert of the 3-year performance series, "Voices of NEC", the NEC Choral Department presents choral works composed by current NEC students and 2025 alumni, selected by the Choral Composition Performance Composition panel. Also on the program are Benjamin Britten's Cantata Misericordium and Tarik O'Regan's Triptych.
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 | 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...
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....
NEC Prep: String Training Orchestra 8:00 & 9:00, Preparatory String Orchestra 8:30
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Training Orchestra and Preparatory String Orchestra Concerts! ...
NEC Prep: Friday Baroque Ensemble, Preparatory Baroque Ensemble, Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Burnes Hall
Join us for the Friday Baroque Ensemble, Preparatory Baroque Ensemble, and Baroque Chamber Orchestra Concert! ...
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...
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...
Master Class: Jennifer Frautschi, Violin
Burnes Hall
Jennifer Frautschi presents a masterclass featuring students from the NEC violin studios. Two-time GRAMMY nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi has garnered worldwide acclaim as a deeply expressive, musically adventurous violinist with impeccable technique and a wide-ranging repertoire. Equally at home in the classic and contemporary repertoire, her rec...
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: Suzuki Ensembles Spring Concert
Brown Hall
Join us for the NEC Prep Suzuki Ensembles performance, featuring our youngest musicians as they share what they've learned through the Suzuki method. This concert celebrates their progress this semester, joy in music-making, and the power of learning together. ...
NEC Prep: String Repertory Orchestra, Junior Repertory Orchestra, Youth Repertory Orchestra
Jordan Hall
Join us for the String Repertory Orchestra, Junior Repertory Orchestra, Youth Repertory Orchestra Concert! ...
