Performances + Events
Master class
Chamber Music Master Class: Garth Knox, Viola
Keller Room
Join us for a special chamber music master class featuring violist and composer Garth Knox. ...
Master Class: Arcis Saxophone Quartet
Williams Hall
Arcis Saxophone Quartet presents a master class featuring students from the NEC Saxophone Studio and Chamber Music program. ...
Master Class: Richard Goode, Piano
Williams Hall
This master class is made possible by Edith Michelson Milender in honor of her mother Mildred Levinson ‘29. Richard Goode is the 2026-27 Mildred Levinson Piano Artist-in-Residence. —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...
Master Class: Wolfgang Schmidt, cello
Brown Hall
Wolfgang Schmidt presents a master class featuring students from the NEC cello studios. During his studies with Aldo Parisot at the Juilliard School in New York and with David Geringas at the Musikhochschule Lübeck, he won First Prizes at the German National Music Competition in Bonn, at the 1st International Adam Cello Competition in New Zealand, and at the International Music Com...
Master Class: Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Keller Room
Pieter Wispelwey presents a master class featuring students from the NEC cello studios. Pieter Wispelwey is equally at ease on the modern or period cello. His acute stylistic awareness, combined with a truly original interpretation and a phenomenal technical mastery, has won the hearts of critics and public alike in repertoire ranging from JS Bach to Schnittke, Elliott Carter and works c...
Master Class: Stella Chen, violin
Williams Hall
Stella Chen ’22 Harvard/NEC presents a master class featuring students from the NEC violin studios. Praised for her “silken grace” and “brilliant command” (The Strad), American violinist Stella Chen first gained international recognition as the winner of the 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition. In 2023, she was awarded the...
Brass Bash Master Class
Brown Hall
This year's Brass Brash guest performer presents a master class featuring students from the NEC Brass Department studios. This class precedes the annual Brass Bash, taking place April 4th at 7:30 p.m. in Jordan Hall. ...
Master Class: Kangho Lee, cello
Keller Room
Kangho Lee ’22 DMA presents a master class featuring students from the NEC cello studios. Praised for his “technical perfection and lyrical depth” (The Korea Herald), Kangho Lee is one of Korea’s most distinguished cellists, celebrated as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. Since his orchestral debut at 12 years old with the Seoul Philharm...
