Lucia May

Violin Lucia P. May is on the faculty of The Rivers School Conservatory of Music and has opened a private studio in Cambridge, MA. Prior to moving to Minnesota in 2001, she taught year-round at the String Academy at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University . From 2001-2016 she maintained a large private studio in St. Paul and …

Magdalena Suchecka Richter

Magdalena Suchecka Richter, violin Born to a family of professional musicians in Gdansk, Poland, Magdalena Suchecka Richter started to play violin at four and joined her parents in her teenage years, performing regularly in professional venues. She studied first at the Academy of Music in Gdańsk, then at the Academy of Music in Warsaw, where she earned her diploma with …

Julia Meynert

Violin Julia Meynert, born in Bochum, Germany into a German-Japanese family on June 16th, 1986, got her first violin lessons at the age of 5 with Sigurd Josbaecher. Later she took lessons with Siegfried Rivinius, the first concert master of the ‘Deutsche Oper am Rhein’ in Duisburg. When Julia was 14 her whole family moved to Mannheim so Julia could …

Zhongling Li

Zhongling Li has performed globally as a soloist and chamber musician in her native country, China, in the US, as well as Europe.  She made her solo debut with the Boston Pops as the winner of the Boston University Soloists’ Competition. She is also the winner of the Arthur W. Foote Award from the Harvard Musical Association. Ms. Li also …

Ben Carson

Violin A native of Boston, MA, violinist Benjamin Carson has performed with ensembles across New England. He is a member of the Cape Symphony and the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, and often performs with BMOP, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Bedford Symphony, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. An avid performer of contemporary music, Mr. Carson was personally selected …

Lauren Cless

Suzuki Violin 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 was a member …

Jin-Kyung Joen

Violin, String Department Chair Violinist Jin-Kyung Joen has performed extensively in Italy, USA, Poland, Greece, and Korea for various music festivals and concert series. In addition to serving on the violin faculty of the New England Conservatory’s Preparatory School, as well as the Killington, Foulger and Bosa Antica (Italy) music festivals, Ms. Joen recently served as the Artistic Director of …

Jenna Potts

Suzuki Violin, Suzuki Program Coordinator Ms. Potts holds a Master of Music with an Emphasis in Pedagogy from the Longy School of Music where she studied with Mark Lakirovich. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music, summa cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University where she also studied with faculty from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Ms. Potts …

Kenneth Mok

Violin Kenneth Mok, an active musician in the New England area, has performed as concertmaster of Calliope and principal second violin for the Unitas Ensemble, the Video Game Orchestra, and the Boston Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, he’s appeared with the Collegium Musicum Hong Kong, UMass Boston Chamber Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Baptist University Orchestra. Kenneth has performed in …

Kelly Barr

Violin Kelly Barr, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since February 1996, earned her BM at University of Minnesota and her MM at the New England Conservatory. As a soloist, Barr has performed with the Plymouth Philharmonic, the DePaul Symphony Orchestra, and in a recital series for the Jordanian Conservatory. She has also performed at the Encore Music Festival, …