Preparatory School

William Riley has an active career as a guitarist and educator. In 2014 he was appointed to the faculty of Longy School of Music of Bard College where he teaches classical guitar and chamber music...

Vera Rubin has performed solo and chamber music throughout Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, and the United States. She is the leader of the Mendelssohn String Quartet...

 "Strong and fiery player!"  - Richard Dyer, Boston Globe

Distinguished pianist and teacher Tatyana Dudochkin has been on piano faculty since 1990 and has served for 20 years as a Chair of the Piano...

Svetlana Ostrovskaya is a pianist, music educator and lecturer, with more than 25 years of teaching and performing experience. She joined the New England Conservatory Preparatory School Piano Faculty...

Susanne Friedrich was born in Vienna, Austria, and received her cello training at the Vienna Conservatory, studying with Victor Görlich and Josef Luitz. She received a Masters degree in cello...

B.M. (University of Ottawa); B.Ed. (University of Lethbridge); M.M. (Ithaca College); Silver Medal Winner, Royal Conservatory, Toronto; studies with Linda Case, Sanford Reuning, Lóránd Fenyves, John...

As a conductor, composer and broadcaster, Boston native Steven Karidoyanes brings a wealth of musical experiences to the podium. Since 2004 Mr. Karidoyanes has led the New England Conservatory Youth...

Stephen Savage was a faculty member at Berklee College of Music for five years (1975-1980), where he taught theory, counterpoint, figured bass, composition, and piano. Since 1980 he has been on the...

Known for her unique daring performances where she often combines multi-disciplines/genres and media, Sarah Infini Takagi has emerged as an original thinker, creator, and performer who is unafraid to...

Praised for his "impassioned performance" (Boston Globe) and playing "with remarkable ease and clarity, while maintaining a graceful—if vociferous—line that fit well into the narrative" (The Boston...