Expanded Education: Summer Chamber Music Young Artists Program Opening Concert

Cost: Free - Ticket Required Artist(s): Borromeo String Quartet (NEC’s faculty ensemble-in-residence) - Paul Biss, Miriam Fried, Ara Gregorian, Kim Kashkashian, Donald Weilerstein, and Vivian Weilerstein Mentor Artists (NEC alumni) - David Carreon, Zac Fung, Nick Hammel, Evan Johanson, Leland Ko, William Sotiriou, and Zhanbo Zheng Program: Mendelssohn String Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87      I. Allegro vivace           Nick Hammel & Ara Gregorian, violins           William Sotiriou & Kim Kashkashian, violas           Zac Fung, cello   Dvořák Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48      II. Dumka. poco allegretto           Nick Hammel & Donald Weilerstein, violins           David Carreon & Kim Kashkashian, violas           Leland Ko & Zac Fung, cellos   Mozart String Quintet in G minor, K. 516      I. Allegro           Evan Johanson & Miriam Fried, violins           Zhanbo Zheng & Paul Biss, violas           Leland Ko, cello Schulhoff String Sextet      III. Burleska. Allegro molto con spirito           David Carreon & Evan Johanson, violins           Zhanbo Zheng & Ara Gregorian, violas           Leland Ko & Zac Fung, cellos Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 90, "Dumky"      III. Andante - Vivace non troppo - Allegretto      VI. Lento Maestoso           Vivian Weilerstein, piano           Donald Weilerstein, violin           Leland Ko, cello   brief pause   Dvořák String Quartet in A-flat major, Op. 105      I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro appassionato      II. Molto vivace      III. Lento e molto cantabile      IV. Allegro non tanto            Borromeo String Quartet                Nicholas Kitchen & Kristopher Tong, violins                Melissa Reardon, viola                Yeesun Kim, cello Tickets: https://necboxoffice.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FRi000009H1ybMAC Event Type: Prep Category: Chamber Music Update: 27/07/2026 11:00 Join us for the opening concert of NEC’s Summer Chamber Music Young Artists Program. This concert kicks off a week of chamber music and features NEC faculty artists including the Borromeo String Quartet: https://www.borromeoquartet.org/ (NEC’s faculty ensemble-in-residence), Paul Biss: https://necmusic.edu/faculty/paul-biss/, Miriam Fried: https://necmusic.edu/faculty/miriam-fried/, Ara Gregorian: https://necmusic.edu/faculty/ara-gregorian/, Kim Kashkashian: https://necmusic.edu/faculty/kim-kashkashian/, Donald Weilerstein: https://necmusic.edu/faculty/donald-weilerstein/, and Vivian Weilerstein: https://necmusic.edu/faculty/vivian-weilerstein/, along with Mentor Artists (NEC alumni) David Carreon, Zac Fung, Nick Hammel, Evan Johanson, Leland Ko, William Sotiriou, and Zhanbo Zheng in a spirited evening of music-making that culminates in the Borromeo String Quartet’s performance of Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major.