Performances + Events
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Arnold Steinhardt Violin Master Class
Williams Hall
Arnold Steinhardt presents a master class featuring students from the NEC violin studios. Arnold Steinhardt was born in Los Angeles, receiving his early training from Karl Moldrem, Peter Meremblum and Toscha Seidel, and making his solo debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at age fourteen. He continued his studies with Ivan Galamian at the Curtis Institute of Music and with J…

Recital: Gwendolyn Goble '25 GD, Oboe
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. Gwendolyn Goble '25 GD studies Oboe with

Recital: Jamie Eliot '25, Contemporary Musical Arts
Pierce 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. Jamie Eliot '25 has studied Contemporary Musical Arts with

Recital: Kelley Osterberg '25 GD, Oboe
Burnes 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. Kelley Osterberg '25 GD studies Oboe with

Frans Helmerson Cello Master Class
Williams Hall
Frans Helmerson hosts a master class featuring students from the NEC cello studios. Helmerson began his musical training with Guido Vecchi in Gothenburg before moving on to study with Giuseppe Selmi in Rome and William Pleeth in London. Sergiu Celibidache and his mentor Mstislav Rostropovich also played a very influential role in his artistic development. In 1971, he won the renowned Cas…

Handel + Haydn Society Presents: Brandenburg Concertos
Jordan Hall
Revel in the splendor of J.S. Bach’s complete Brandenburg Concertos, the best of the Baroque. Our riveting concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky joins brilliant principal keyboardist Ian Watson to steer a crew of top-tier musicians through virtuosic passages, captivating cadenzas, and towering waves of talent. As The Boston Globe raves, “Watching Nosky perform is akin to watching an expert c…

Recital: Beth Ann Jones '25 MM, Contemporary Musical Arts
Pierce
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. Beth Ann Jones '25 MM studies Contemporary Musical Arts with

Recital Postponed: Dongyang Li '25 MM, Soprano
Burnes 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. Dongyang Li '25 MM studies Voice with

Recital: Zhiheng Guo '25 DMA, Piano
Brown Hall
In the course of completing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at New England Conservatory, performance majors present not just one, but three full-length recitals, for which they also write program notes. It's an opportunity to observe multiple facets of an emerging artist. Zhiheng Guo ‘25 DMA studies Piano with