Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Chamber Music”
Piano Jackson Carruthers is a pianist and educator based in the Boston area. He has performed as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and conductor throughout the Midwest and Northeast as well as abroad. As a pianist, his programming is notable for its dedication to the music of American pianist-composers and the works of Franz Liszt, as well as generally neglected and …
Violin Violinist Eya Setsu enjoys performing in the greater Boston area in addition to her administrative responsibilities. At RSC, she teaches chamber music as part of the Studio Chamber Music program and Summer Music. She currently plays with Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra and has also recently played with Cape Ann Symphony. Her Graduate Professional Diploma was completed at The Hartt School …
Pianist Michael Monroe teaches music theory, coaches chamber music, and accompanies student recitals at the Rivers School Conservatory and for Rivers Summer Music. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano from The New England Conservatory and has collaborated in recital with acclaimed violinists such as Stefan Jackiw, Ayano Ninomiya, and Arturo Delmoni. He serves as the director …
Suzuki Violin, Suzuki Programs director Lauren Cless is an experienced pedagogue, orchestral violinist, and chamber musician. At the Rivers School Conservatory, she teaches Suzuki Violin and Chamber Music. In 2017, Lauren received the Certificate of Achievement from the Suzuki Association of the Americas, an award that recognizes teachers for their commitment to excellence, life-long learning, and self-improvement. Previously, Ms. Cless …
Director of Studio Chamber Music Kristen Krauss is a violinist, teacher and the founder and director of Berkshire Summer Music, a two-week resident chamber music camp in Massachusetts that is currently in its eighth year. Kristen is on faculty at The School for Strings and teaches many private students in New York City where she uniquely combines her dedication to …
Piano, Chamber Music Pianist Lois Shapiro “conjures enchantment” and “produces and inspires musical magic,” notes The Boston Globe. A New York Concert Artists Guild Award winner and highly sought-after soloist and collaborative pianist, she has appeared throughout the U.S. and abroad in concerts ranging from 18th-century period-instrument performances to premieres. Shapiro has recorded on Afka, Bridge, Channel Classics, Centaur, MLAR, …
Chamber Music, cello Steven Laven, cellist, based in Boston, is a member of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra (principal) and plays regularly with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Boston Lyric Opera and the Chamber Orchestra of Boston. He is on the faculty of the Rivers School Conservatory, has a large private studio of young cellists …
Cello, Chamber Music Acclaimed for her “perfect technical mastery [and] strong emotion,” cellist Velléda Miragias enjoys a diverse career as a chamber and orchestral musician, educator, and entrepreneur. She holds degrees from the Conservatoire National de Boulogne, Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris rue de Madrid, Indiana University, and Boston University; is the recipient of France’s coveted Ministry of Culture Award; and …
Cello Susanne Friedrich, cello, was born in Vienna, Austria, and received her cello training at the Vienna Conservatory and the Innsbruck Conservatory. She freelances throughout New England as a baroque and modern cellist and also teaches cello and chamber music at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and Dana Hall School of Music. s.friedrich@rivers.org
Violin, Chamber Music Piotr Buczek graduated from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Poland and the Chamber Music Institute in Milwaukee, where he received his Master Degree and worked with Pinchas Zukerman, Yo Yo Ma, Ursula Oppens, Shlomo Mintz, and others. He has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas with the Penderecki Quartet and as soloist and chamber …
