Performances + Events
Restrung: Belonging As The Longing to Be
Burnes Hall and Virtual
Please register to attend in person or virtually using the "Get Tickets" button above. Registrants will receive live stream information via email. This event is part of the Teaching Artistry @ NEC Workshop Series.
Artist(s)
Vijay Gupta is a violinist, speaker, and writer whose work weaves together music, neuroscience, and lived experience to explore how people learn, adapt, and find meaning under pressure. His work speaks to students, entrepreneurs, artists, and communities seeking resilience, belonging, and purpose. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, he is the founder and Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a nonprofit bringing music into shelters, clinics, jails, and reentry spaces across Los Angeles. A former youngest-ever member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gupta speaks widely to universities, healthcare systems, companies, and public audiences. His memoir Restrung was published in 2026.
Vijay is an NEC Institute for Teaching Artistry Scholar-in-Residence for the 2026-2027 academic year.
