Now accepting applications for Fall 2013!
NEC's Professional Piano Trio Training Program is a specialized course of study in the art of chamber music under the direction of Vivian Hornik Weilerstein.
Established in 2002, the program offers intensive training and coaching for exceptional piano trios that show the talent and commitment necessary to pursue a concert career.
- Full-time residency typically lasting two years
- Full tuition scholarship and small living stipend for each student
- Three hours of ensemble coaching per week (includes regular coaching by Vivian Hornik Weilerstein along with coaching from a strings faculty member)
- Weekly individual studio instruction from NEC strings and piano faculty
- Daily group rehearsals
- Yearly recital in our world-renowned Jordan Hall
- Off-campus performances in venues such as the Kennedy Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society
- Masterclasses and community outreach performances
- NEC's professional certificate in the art of piano trio playing, plus NEC degree or diploma
- Training in all aspects of musicianship and career development
The Professional Piano Trio Training Program is intended for existing piano trios that are selected by audition. It is not open to other individuals or groups. Applications are typically accepted every two years. One trio is selected for each two-year residency.
Pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world. She is a member of NEC's highly acclaimed trio-in-residence, The Weilerstein Trio. For more information, please visit Vivian Hornik Weilerstein's NEC faculty biography.
NEC will accept Piano Trio applications for the fall of 2013 after the standard December 1st deadline. Please contact Chris Daly, Assistant Dean for Admissions, if you are interested in submitting an application after December 1.
Past and present trios in this program:
Trio Cleonice
(entered fall 2011)
Emely Phelps, piano; Ari Isaacman-Beck, violin; Gwen Krosnick, cello
The New Trio
2010
Julio Elizalde, piano; Andrew Wan, violin; Patrick Jee, cello (joined fall 2010)
- Arthur Foote Award, Harvard Musical Association (2010)
- grand prize, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition (2008)
- grand prize, Coleman Chamber Music Competition (2007)
Moët Trio
2009
Michael Mizrahi, piano; Yuri Namkung, violin; Yves Dharamraj, cello
- Astral Artists mini-residency in Philadelphia (2010)
- Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series (2009)
Trio Cavatina
2007
Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Priscilla Lee, cello
- Carnegie Hall debut includes world premiere of Richard Danielpour's Faces of Guernica (2010)
- The McGraw-Hill Companies Young Artists Showcase on WQXR (2010)
- winner, Naumburg Chamber Music Competition (2009)
Tel-Aviv Trio
2005
Jonathan Aner, piano; Matan Givol, violin; Ira Givol, cello
Tal Trio
2003
Anna Keiserman, piano; Gregory Ahss, violin; Zvi Orlianski, cello
- first prize, Premio Trio di Trieste (2002)
2012-09-06
CHARLES IVES