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ChrisRathbun
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Chris Rathbun has enjoyed decades of bass playing from orchestra and chamber music to blues, free improvisation, be-bop, Bluegrass, Dixie-Land, swing, Broadway shows, cabaret, Klezmer, Latin, and...

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Dimitar Petkov, a Bulgarian violist, has performed in recitals and chamber music appearances in Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, Italy, Turkey and the United States. He received a BM and a MM from State...

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Marta Zurad received her Bachelor of Music degree from New England Conservatory and her Graduate Diploma and Master of Music degree from Longy School of Music. She also attended the Academy of Music...

Jessica Zhou
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Born in Beijing, China, Jessica Zhou joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as its harpist in fall 2009, and joined the New England Conservatory faculty with the spring 2011 semester.

Zhou was winner...

Jenny Stirling Headshot (updated)
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Born in the UK, from a family of fine classical musicians, Jenny Stirling trained at the Guildhall School of Music in London as a student of David Takeno. Diverting for a few years to explore her love...

Paul Biss
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Violinist, violist and conductor Paul Biss has appeared in recital, with orchestra, and in chamber music performances throughout North America, Mexico, Europe, Israel, and Korea.

Biss has participated...

Don Palma
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Born in New York City, Donald Palma is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Don studied double bass with Frederick Zimmermann, Robert Brennand, Orin O’Brien, and Homer Mensch. A former member of the...

Donald Weilerstein
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Donald Weilerstein has concertized extensively throughout the world as soloist and chamber musician. He studied at  the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian, Dorothy Delay, and members of the Juilliard...

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Violinist Valeria Vilker-Kuchment is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She received her graduate and postgraduate degrees from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, where she was a student...

Kristopher Tong
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Kristopher Tong has enjoyed an extensive career as a performer and teacher, playing hundreds of concerts around the world as a member of the Borromeo String Quartet, New England Conservatory's quartet...