Develop impeccable technique

across a breadth of repertoire.

Strings

As a string player at NEC, you will receive studio instruction from one of the world’s most distinguished faculties and will collaborate with peers who are equally passionate and dedicated musicians. Performance opportunities are numerous, with an expansive range of repertoire and genres – solo and concerto performances, chamber music, masterclasses, and orchestra concerts, as well as opportunities in the Boston community.

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Root yourself amidst exceptional mentors and peers. Become the musician you want to be.

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What We Do

Mr. Weilerstein would be my Yoda, and Soovin Kim would be my Obi-Wan Kenobi, therefore I'm the Jedi Padawan.

I'm Luke Skywalker.

Danny KooAlumnus

New England Conservatory double bass students and faculty talk about the NEC program, and what they love about being part of the New England Conservatory community.

Cellist Jonah Ellsworth joins Hugh Wolff and the NEC Philharmonia in a performance of Elgar's Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85.

Don't come here if you don't want to really discover things you didn't know you had inside of yourself.

Eliot FiskFaculty, Guitar

The New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, coached by Donald Palma performs Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola featuring violinist Grace Park and violist Wenting Kang, who, as winners of NEC concerto competitions, perform as soloists.

Who We Are

Find Your Teacher: Strings

Nicholas Cords Faculty

Monica Germino Alum

Kevonna Shuford Student

Beyond the Studio

What’s in your professional toolkit?

At NEC, you’ll strengthen your music with skills outside of music. In Community Performances & Partnerships, you’ll pitch programming and perform for diverse audiences. In Entrepreneurial Musicianship you’ll make new ventures happen, start to finish. And in Liberal Arts you’ll sharpen the intellectual and communications skills artists need to go further.

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Recent News

Tue, April 3rd

NEC's Black Student Union and Gospel Ensemble Celebrate Coretta Scott King

Students celebrate the accomplishments of activist, musician, and alumna Coretta Scott King.

Mon, January 22nd

Philharmonia & the NFL

NEC Philharmonia featured in pre-game teaser with John Malkovich in Jordan Hall.

Wed, November 29th

Nicholas Cords Joins NEC Viola Faculty

Co-Artistic Director of Silkroad and founding member of Brooklyn Rider will arrive on campus Fall semester of 2018

Fri, October 13th

A Well-Tempered Reinvention

Borromeo String Quartet records first violinist Nicholas Kitchen's arrangement of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One.

Thu, August 31st

Musicians at Play, with the Door Open

September 23, all day and into the night during NEC Open Studios, new Student Life & Performance Center is alive with music, activities for all ages.