Violin
Faculty: Robert Brink | James Buswell | Lucy Chapman, Chair, Strings | Marylou Speaker Churchill, former BSO | Miriam Fried | Nicholas Kitchen, Borromeo String Quartet | Malcolm Lowe, BSO concertmaster | Magdalena Richter, String Pedagogy | Masuko Ushioda | Valeria Vilker-Kuchment, BSO | Donald Weilerstein, Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin Studies
Magdalena Richter, String Pedagogy
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As a violinist studying at NEC you have chosen to work with one of the world’s most distinguished music faculties. Our violin faculty represent a broad range of professional experience, as soloists, in chamber music, or as orchestra players for the world-renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra.
At the core of your studies is studio instruction. Your studio work is put into practice with performance opportunities in studio class, recitals, chamber music, and orchestra ensembles. Course work in music history and theory gives depth and understanding to your performance repertoire. The liberal arts curriculum is an opportunity to study major academic disciplines as well as cultural, social, intellectual, and political contexts for music.
Upcoming violin events at NEC:
September 18: Mozart Violin and Piano Sonatas
September 19: Mozart Violin and Piano Sonatas
September 20: Mozart Violin and Piano Sonatas
October 1: First Monday at Jordan Hall
October 3: NEC Philharmonia
October 10: NEC Chamber Orchestra
October 17: NEC Sinfonietta
October 22: NEC Symphony Orchestra
November 5: First Monday at Jordan Hall
November 6: NEC Philharmonia
November 14: NEC Chamber Orchestra
November 20: Early Evenings with the Borromeo String Quartet
December 3: First Monday at Jordan Hall
December 5: NEC Sinfonietta
December 10: Edward Dusinberre masterclass
December 10: Chamber Music Recital
December 11: Chamber Music Gala
December 12: NEC Symphony Orchestra
December 13: Beethoven Seminar Recital
December 16: Chamber Music Recital (noon, 4pm, and 7pm)
January 23: Weilerstein Duo
February 4: NEC Philharmonia
February 6: NEC Symphony Orchestra
February 11: Lucy Chapman, violin
February 13: NEC Sinfonietta
February 24: James Buswell, violin
February 27: NEC Chamber Orchestra
March 3: First Monday at Jordan Hall
March 4: Early Evenings with the Borromeo String Quartet
March 27: Lilia Muchnik, violin
April 2: NEC Sinfonietta
April 3: Moet Trio
April 7: First Monday at Jordan Hall
April 9: NEC Chamber Orchestra
April 16: NEC Philharmonia
April 21: NEC Chorus/NEC Sinfonietta
April 23: NEC Symphony Orchestra
April 24: Chamber Music Gala
April 27: Chamber Music Recital (noon, 4pm, and 7pm)
April 29: Parker String Quartet
April 30: Borromeo String Quartet Guest Award Concert
May 5: First Monday at Jordan Hall
Valeria Vilker-Kuchment of the violin faculty is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Malcolm Lowe iis the concertmaster. Find upcoming BSO concerts.