To lead a successful career, string players must be versatile artists equipped with the skills and creativity needed to pave their own paths. That’s why Boston Conservatory at Berklee is taking a fresh approach to string performance training—one that celebrates new music, explores a wide range of styles and techniques, encourages collaboration, and inspires an entrepreneurial spirit.

 

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Programs

  • B.M.
    Bachelor of Music in String Performance
    Four-Year Program
  • M.M.
    Master of Music in String Performance
    Two-Year Program
  • P.S.C.
    Professional Studies Certificate in String Performance
    One-Year Program
  • A.D.
    Artist Diploma in String Performance
    Two-Year Program
  • G.P.D.
    Graduate Performance Diploma in String Performance
    Two-Year Program

Areas of Focus

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass

Alumni Story

Ready for Her Take

Cellist Elaina Spiro leveraged her experience in Berklee’s recording studios—and her talent for networking—to jumpstart her career as a session musician.

Boston Conservatory's premier string ensemble performs Jean Sibelius’s Impromptu for Strings, op. 5.

By the Numbers

  • 15 world-class faculty members
  • 39 undergraduate students
  • 42 graduate students

Performance Opportunities

Taking the Stage at Carnegie Hall—On a Global Scale

Boston Conservatory Orchestra students reflect on their epic concert marking the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, and what it means to be cultural ambassadors. 

WATCH: Davi-Ellen and Bruce Chabner Scholar Gioia Gedicks (B.M. '21, violin) performs the final movement of Bach's Partita No. 3 in E Major for solo violin, in Boston Conservatory's Houston Hall.