Performances + Events
January 25–26
Due to anticipated weather conditions, NEC will close for all activities, classes, concerts, and events at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25 and remain closed through Monday, January 26. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, January 27. For more information about specific events, please visit the Performances + Events calendar.
Events calendar
Recital: Brian Choy '25 BM, Double Bass
Keller Room
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Brian Choy '26 BM studies Double Bass with Donald Palma.
Recital: Piye Qin '26 MM, Bass
Williams Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Piye Qin '26 MM studies Voice with Ricardo L. Lugo Garay and is...
Recital: Maxwell Reed '26 MM, Clarinet
Brown Hall
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Maxwell Reed '26 MM studies Clarinet with Andrew Sandwick....
Recital: Hazel Han '26 MM, Cello
Keller Room
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow. Hazel Han '26 MM studies Cello with Lluís Claret.
Boston Modern Orchestra Project Presents: Mono e Mono e (Mono)
Jordan Hall
This winter brings a trio of monodramas to fire the spirit. February 21, 2026, BMOP presents Mono, Mono, Mono. William Bolcom’s opera, Medusa, conveys her experience as the only mortal Gorgon. Ron Perera’s The White Whale is a gripping character study of Captain Ahab from Herman Melville’s novel, Moby-Dick. Carlisle Floyd’s rarely performed Flower and Hawk gives an intim...
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.
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...
NEC Opera Presents: Gianni Schicchi | Night 1
Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre
The NEC Opera Studies department presents Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. Join us in the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre for a one-act packed with laughs, conducted by NEC students Clancy Ellis and Leonard Bopp and with stage direction by Julia Mintzer.
Master Class: Brian Hecht, Trombone
Brown Hall
Brian Hecht presents a master class featuring students from the NEC trumpet studios. This class precedes the annual NEC Brass Bash, taking place April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Jordan Hall.
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...
