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 …
Kristen Krauss
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 …
Lois Shapiro
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, …
Steven Laven
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 …
Velleda Miragias
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 …
Susanne Friedrich
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
Piotr Buczek
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 …
Nancy Dimock
Oboe, Chamber Music Nancy Dimock is the principal oboist of the Springfield and Vermont Symphonies, a member of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and the Chameleon Arts Ensemble. She frequently performs as a guest with ensembles around Boston, including Boston Lyric Opera, Portland Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, BMOP and the Boston Pops. She has …
Ann Bobo
Flute, Chamber Music Ann Bobo freelances throughout New England. A core member of Boston Musica Viva, principal flute with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and second flute in the Springfield Symphony, she also frequently performs with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ann is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and teaches at The Boston …
Ana Sorina Popa
Piano, Theory Since her public debut at eight, Dr. Popa has performed on both the North American and European continents as recitalist, chamber music collaborator and orchestral soloist. Her appearances in such distinguished halls as Jordan Hall in Boston, the Romanian Academy in Rome, the Dalles and Atheneum Halls in Bucharest, Festsaal des Bezirksamtes Margareten, Vienna, or the Ingmar Bergman …