Violin

Violinist Eric Charles Chen performs with The Cleveland Orchestra
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Eric Charles Chen ’23 Wins 2019 Cooper Competition for Violin
Eric will matriculate with the class of 2023 as a Bachelor of Music student, and will study with Donald Weilerstein.
Clara Schumann Portrait
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Salute to Clara Schumann on her Bicentennial
NEC: Jordan Hall

Tatyana Dudochkin and the NEC Preparatory School present the 29th annual Composer Celebration Series concert, featuring the works of Clara Schumann.

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Cancelled | J Song | Prep Faculty Violin Recital
NEC: Keller Room

NEC Prep faculty member J Song presents a recital of violin and chamber music including works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Dvorak.

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Cancelled | Amy Galluzzo | Prep Faculty Violin Recital
NEC: Pierce Hall

Dear friends: Effective March 9th, we are temporarily suspending access to all NEC concerts for all visitors from outside our campus community. During this time, concerts will continue as scheduled...

Noah Kelly, holding his violin and smiling.
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Noah Kelly ’22 To Compete In All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Competition
Noah is an alumnus of NEC's Preparatory School and has completed the first year of his Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Improvisation.
David France closes his eyes and plays his violin, with dappled evening light in the background.
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Sistema Fellow David France a WBUR ‘Change Agent’
Roxbury Youth Orchestra founder David France is an alumnus of the Sistema Fellows program at NEC.
Angela Qianwen Shen leans against a white wall. She is looking away from the camera. Her hair is styled in an updo and her hands rest on her hips.
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Q&A with Angela Qianwen Shen ’14 MM, ’16 GD: On the Met Opera Orchestra
Angela Qianwen Shen ’14 MM, ’16 GD recently won a position in the first violin section of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Josephine Mages poses with her first prize
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“Small Fry” Fiddle Champion
NEC Prep student Josephine Arnold Mages won first prize in the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest Small Fry division (8 and under).
Donald Weilerstein holds his bow over his violin and smiles while teaching a student
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Blue Sky Teaching with Donald Weilerstein
The Strad explores NEC violin faculty Donald Weilerstein's unique teaching methods in a profile of innovative string educators.
Stella Chen closes her eyes and lifts her bow from her violin
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Stella Chen ’16 Harvard/NEC Wins Queen Elisabeth
Chen studied with Donald Weilerstein and Miriam Fried and completed the Harvard/NEC dual degree program.