Preparatory School

NEC preparatory studies for students from toddlers through high school, including lessons, classes, ensembles, and NEC @ Walnut Hill program. Includes Certificate and a la carte offerings.

Sergey Schepkin
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The Russian-American pianist Sergey Schepkin has performed around the globe, from the United States to Russia to Japan to New Zealand. He made his Carnegie Hall recital début in 1993 (at Weill Recital...

Lilit Karapetian
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Lilit Karapetian-Shougarian has performed extensively in her native Armenia and the former Soviet Union, as well as internationally. Her solo appearances and frequent contributions to a number of...

Ramon Rivera
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Ramón Rivera is the former Director of New England Conservatory’s Preparatory School.

In addition to his teaching work at NEC, Mr. Rivera has taught piano at The Rivers School Conservatory since 1977...

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...

Ginny Latts
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B.A. summa cum laude, Macalester College; Dalcroze Certificate and License, Longy School of Music; studies with Lisa Parker and Anne Farber; Dalcroze School of Music with Hilda Schuster; Columbia...

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Hailed as "outstanding" by the Boston Musical Intelligencer, clarinetist Kristian Baverstam performs regularly in the United States and abroad. Baverstam is principal clarinet of the Boston Civic...

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Alexei Tsiganov was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, He started playing homemade percussion at the age of four, accompanying his brother who was his first mentor in jazz, giving Alexei...

Tom Oesterling
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Tenor Thomas Oesterling is heard frequently on the opera and concert stage in the Boston area. He was recently seen as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus for Commonwealth Opera, where he was acclaimed for...

Vivian Weilerstein
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Vivian Hornik Weilerstein has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world and is a frequent collaborator with many of today’s most eminent artists and ensembles. Described by 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...