LAURENCE LESSER

Name Years Studied from Current Primary Activity(ies) Education Degree
Melanie Dyball 1992 – 1999
Elizabeth Dyson 1992 – 1993 Member of the New York Philharmonic.
Andrés Díaz 1981 – 1987 Professor of Cello at Southern Methodist University; The Koerner Chair in Cello at The Glenn Gould School NEC BM, AD
Alexander East 1992 – 1994 Assistant Principal Cello, Kansas City Symphony NEC MM
David Eggert 2003 – 2005 professor of cello, chamber music, contemporary music at Hochschule der Künste in Bern, Switzerland. Cellist of Lassus Quartett. Musical director, actor, performer at Opera Lab Berlin. Freelance activities include Viola da Gamba, electroacoustic noise improvization, directing large ensembles and choir, research in fields of romantic performance practice, oratory/declamation, microtonal just intonation tunings, lots of cross-disciplinary stuff NEC MM/BA
Jonah Ellsworth 2013 – 2020 Cellist in the Boston Trio NEC BM, MM
Alastair Eng 2008 – 2010 Cellist in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; formerly Associate Principal Cellist of the Canadian Opera Company NEC MM
Yoni Etzion 2006 – 2008 Plays chamber music and contemporary music in varius ensembles. Teaches chamber music and orchestra sectionals at a high school in Tel Aviv. NEC MM
Amit Even-Tov 2008 – 2010 Cellist and Founding Member Ariel Quartet NEC MM/BA
ChiaLin Fan 1998 – 2002 Assistant Professor in Linguistics at National First University of Technology, KH, Taiwan/ International English Language Testing System Examiner /CrossFit Trainer/ Competitive Rock Climber NEC BM
Lexine Feng 2020 – 2024 NEC BM
Guy Fishman 2001 – 2003 Principal cellist, Handel and Haydn Society; Faculty, New England Conservatory NEC DMA
Steve Garrett 1982 – 1986 Teaching/studio sessions/performance
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Sebastien Gingras 2003 – 2006 Cellist in San Francisco Symphony NEC MM, GD
Ira Givol 2005 – 2006 Principal Cellist of Geneva Camerata, Artistic director of the cologne early music festival, member of various historical performance ensembles. NEC
Alexei Gonzales 1997 – 2001 Section Cello, New York Philharmonic NEC BM
Hannah Goodwin 1978 – 1982
Luise Gorsira 1975 – 1979
Rachel Gruber 1982 – 1986
Peiyao Guo 2014 – 2017 Associate principal cello in Guangzhou Symphony NEC MM, GD
Bryndis (Halla) Gylfadottir 1984 – 1989 At the moment I am trying to be less busy than I have been in the past, trying to find a good balance between my life as a musician, mother of five and grandma of two, as well as finding time for other gratifying things. NEC MM
Narek Hakhnazaryan 2009 – 2011 Performing around the globe. NEC AD
Walter Haman 1995 – 1997 Principal Cellist, Grant Park Orchestra. Cellist, Utah Symphony. Montage Music Society, Santa Fe. NEC MM
David Hardy 1973 – 1974 Principal Cellist, NSO Peabody BM
Scott Hardy 1988 – 1989 Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - La Coruña, Spain NEC BM
Diane Harrington Roscetti 1978 – 1979 Professor of Cello, Chamber Music and Entrepreneurship, California State University, Northridge NEC MM
Joan Harrison, PhD 1979 – 1982 Cellist, Amberwood Duo (recordings on Naxos; Marquis; Carleton Sounds; Enterprising Rabbit). Artistic Director, Capital Strings and Voices Collective. Part-time Professor, University of Ottawa. Writer on issues of music and social justice.
Dale Henderson 1996 – 2000
Joan Herget 2019 – 2023 NEC BM
Alexander Hersh 2011 – 2015 Co-Artistic Director of NEXUS Chamber Music NEC BM, MM
Feng Hew 1995 – 1998 Associate principal cellist Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra NEC BM, MM, GD
Annabelle Hoffman 1976 – 1980 Free lance in NYC, ( NY Phil, NYC ballet,ASO, Broadway) ,teach at Calhoun School, and assistant principal of New Mexico Philharmonic ( starting Sept.2019) NEC BM
Yejin Hong 2016 – Student in NEC NEC BM
Pamela Ann Houston 1976 – 1978
Yin-Fei (Anna) Hu 1995 – 1999
David Huckaby 2005 – 2007 Freelancing in the Cleveland and Detroit areas NEC GD
Jakyoung Huh 2017 – Student NEC BM
Mimi Hwang 1979 – 1982 Assistant Professor of Chamber Music, Eastman School of Music; Co-Artistic Director, Young Artists Program, Yellow Barn; Artistic Director, "If Music be the Food," NEC BM
Annie Jacobs-Perkins 2018 – 2021 Artist-in-Residence, Austin Center for Chamber Music, EstOvest Festival Contemporary Cello Week NEC MM, GD
Annette Jakovcic 2015 – 2019 Student at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg NEC BM
Roberta Janzen 1992 – 1994
So-Young Jeon 1984 – 1986
Jaehee Ju 2003 – 2006 Lecturer, Boston College; Adjunct faculty, the Bunker Hill Community College
Julie Jung 1998 – 2000 Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Studio cellist NEC MM
Nicholas Juul 2000 – 2002 Physician and researcher NEC BM
Molly Kadarauch 1987 – 1991 In 2019, Senior Lecturer (part time) at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University NEC BM
Karen Kang 2005 – 2009 National Arts Centre Orchestra regular sub NEC BM
Michael Kannen 1983 – 1985 Director of Chamber Music, Peabody Conservatory. Cellist of the Cooperstown Quartet. NEC
Ken Karatsu 1996 – 1998 Soloist and chamber musician - Founding member of the OMEGA Piano Trio NEC MM