MMB in Boston 2024
MMB in Boston 2024
MORNINGSIDE MUSIC BRIDGE BRINGS
28th ANNUAL SUMMER MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAM
66 Young Musicians to Train and Perform Classical Music Concerts at New England Conservatory
Boston, MA June 17, 2024 – Morningside Music Bridge has selected 66 outstanding musicians, aged 12 to 18, from 10 countries to take part in its 28th annual summer program. Representing the highest international standards of excellence, the young violinists, violists, cellists, pianists and creative residency students will receive full scholarships for a month of intensive training. The program will be held in person in collaboration at the New England Conservatory from July 7 to August 2 and will feature the Emerging Artist Recital series presenting the students; and several Artists in Residence concerts with notable performers from around the globe. All recitals and concerts offering free admission are open to the public. The full schedule can be viewed here.
“We believe that music should have no walls, only bridges, and by offering this barrier-free and diverse program to our students for nearly 30 years, we have helped train the next generation of great classical artists,” shared Paul Dornian, Executive Director of Morningside Music Bridge. “Every year I am inspired as I witness connections being formed by students and faculty members from around the world.”
In 2024, 690 musicians applied to the program from 29 countries. Applications were reviewed by a distinguished panel of faculty members, representing a spectrum of international musical careers and backgrounds. The 66 students selected are from Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Poland, Spain, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States. They include - 19 violinists, 10 violists, 18 cellists, 18 pianists and a creative residency student.
Each year Morningside Music Bridge puts the call out to emerging composers, improvisors, visual artists, sculptors, videographers, photographers, writers and interdisciplinary artis to submit project proposals, whatever their discipline, that link Morningside Music Bridge’s values with their talented community. A 17 year-old composer from Toronto, Canada was selected for the 2024 Creative Residency Program.
Morningside Music Bridge brings together some of the world’s most respected performing artists and teachers to guide, nurture, and inspire. The program is well known for sparking teacher-young artist mentorships that span years and continents. Guest faculty for 2024 will include pianists Arie Vardi, HaeSun Paik, Andre Laplante, and Dang Thai Son; violinists Noah Bendix-Balgley, Donald Weilerstein, and Ian Swensen: cellists Laurence Lesser, Paul Katz, Andres Diaz and Lluis Claret; violists Hsin-Yun Huang, Atar Arad, Jessica Bodner and Roberto Diaz. Artists performing in the Resident Artist Series include include the Viano Quartet, violist Kim Kashkashian, cellists Maciej Kulakowski, Laurence Lesser, and Zvi Plesser; violinists Agata Szymczewska, Diana Cohen, Ian Swensen, and Mateusz Makuch, and pianists Szymon Nehring and Roman Rabinovitch. The full list of guest faculty can be viewed here.
For the past two decades, more than 1,000 young artists have benefited from the full scholarship music experience Morningside Music Bridge offers. Alumni perform on the world’s major concert stages, record for industry-leading labels, and have leadership roles in the world’s major artistic organizations. Alumni include pianists Yuja Wang and Jan Lisiecki; violinists Ning Feng, Nikki and Timothy Chooi; cellist Arnold Choi, Wei Yu and Maciej Kułakowski; and violist Teng Li and Diyang Mei.
"Morningside Music Bridge is truly a life-changing experience - I was exposed to countless musical insights from renowned faculty, collaborated and bonded with talented fellow musicians, received numerous performing opportunities, and was inspired by many well-established alumni who came back to teach and perform," shared Clayton Stephenson, an alumni, 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient, 2022 Gilmore Young Artist and 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, who recently graduated from the New England Conservatory, Piano Performance. "I attended the program 4 times and those experiences were instrumental in shaping and enriching my musical aspirations during my formative years, and still elevate me to this day."
The objectives of Morningside Music Bridge programs are to identify, develop and support outstanding young artists through enhanced educational and performance opportunities; create professional development opportunities for music educators; promote inter-cultural understanding and mutual respect among all participants; develop long-term partnerships between classical music communities internationally; and build a bridge of understanding and creativity that spans the world.
