Violist Jordan Bak has been hailed as “a powerhouse musician, with a strong voice and compelling sound” (The Whole Note). He will be joined by pianist Ji Yung Lee, an award-winning performer and vocal coach for Boston Lyric Opera.
A gold medal winner in the Rubinstein Competition, pianist Angela Cheng will perform sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven, variations by Cecile Chaminade, and works by Chopin.
Canadian pianist Angela Cheng is a winner of the Arthur Rubinstein Competition and the Montreal International Piano Competition. Her master class with Boston Conservatory pianists is free and open to the public.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera proudly present a master class with Patricia Raccette, the American soprano, director, and master teacher.
With his “dark-hued tone and razor-sharp technique” (New York Times), violinist Yevgeny Kutik presents a recital accompanied by prize-winning Boston pianist Dina Vainshtein.
Legendary pianist Boris Berman has performed in more than 50 countries, played with the world’s great orchestras, and recorded a large and diverse repertoire, including the complete works of Prokofiev and the sonatas of Scriabin.
One of the world’s most sought-after teachers, Boris Berman heads the Piano Department of Yale School of Music and conducts master classes throughout the world. He has been named an honorary professor of Shanghai Conservatory, Danish Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen, and China Conservatory. His master class with Boston Conservatory students is free and open to the public.
Hinge Quartet performs world premieres by Boston Conservatory at Berklee composition students alongside music by spectralist legend Philippe Hurel and Dan VanHassel’s reimagining of Meshuggah’s “Clockworks.”
American pianist Terrence Wilson enjoys an active international concert career. A Grammy nominee and recipient of the Avery Fisher Grant, he has performed with the National Symphony as well as the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, San Francisco, and St. Louis, and the orchestras of Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia, as well as at the Verbier Festival and Lincoln Center.
Guest ensemble Lamnth (Lilit Hartunian, violin, and Nicholas Tolle, cimbalom) presents a concert of new works by Boston Conservatory composition students.
Grand-prize winner of the 2013 Hudson Valley String Competition, second-prize winner of the 2015 Sphinx Competition, and current violist with the St. Louis Symphony, Michael Casimir joins the String Masters Series along with guest pianist Tae Kim, performing works by Telemann, Bruch, Schumann, and Vieuxtemps.
