Events

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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

This interactive clinic addresses music performance anxiety, helping students recognize anxiety patterns and develop practical tools for managing stage nerves. Through guided reflection, somatic techniques, and performance exercises, participants will build resilience and cultivate a healthier relationship with performance energy.
 

Admission
Free
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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

This concert highlights Aiden Chang, the recipient of the Billy Strayhorn Scholarship, celebrating excellence in jazz piano and composition and honoring the legacy of one of America’s most influential composers and collaborators.
 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Each year, students compete in the Emmanuel Zambelli Classical Piano Competition for a financial award and the chance to perform a 60-minute recital. This year’s winner, second-semester student Pau Riba Martínez, will perform solo and duo works by a diverse range of composers, including one of his own original compositions.

Admission
Free
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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

This concert features Berklee College of Music Piano Department faculty performing in trio and group settings.
 

Admission
Free
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Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

Led by piano Professor Kevin Harris and fourth-semester guitarist Matteo Mariano, this exciting concert offers the Piano Department a signature event designed to resonate across the Berklee community. The performance also features drummer Francisco Mela and a bassist to be announced. With exceptional music, strong production, and thoughtful narrative context, this performance will be standout event of the festival and a catalyst for renewed engagement with Bud Powell’s legacy.
 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Piano faculty member Ross Ramsay presents a concert of original jazz/fusion/funk/pop instrumental and vocal music featuring various guest Berklee College of Music faculty performers.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Piano faculty Jalon Smith and Grammy Award–winning songwriting faculty Keli Nicole Price present an evening of original student R&B compositions alongside tribute performances honoring the late legends D’Angelo and Angie Stone. This concert highlights the power of interdepartmental collaboration in the R&B space, where songwriting and performance come together in celebration of soul, groove, and legacy.

Admission
Free
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Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Samuel Zuluaga Cardona presents the Colombian Jazz Show, featuring music by leading Colombian jazz artists from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

This concert features Berklee faculty members Jason Yeager (piano) and Edmar Colón (saxophone), and opens with interdepartmental student duo pairings, offering a powerful example of collaborative artistry across faculty and students.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Featuring outstanding pianists selected by faculty adjudicators, the Keys Fest Student Concert showcases high-level performances across a variety of genres in solo piano settings. These exceptional students represent the depth of artistry within the Berklee Piano Department.

 

Admission
Free

Past Events

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Bolai Li and their friends present Drunk Butterfly in Myth, performing seven R&B, soul, funk, and pop selections. The concert is a tribute to the Black musicians who inspired their musical path.

Event Dates
Canceled
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Pianist Ziqi Liu performs a selection of her favorite pop, funk, jazz, and R&B songs.

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Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Pianist Alexander Xhoja performs a solo piano recital featuring original arrangements of songs by Green Day and the Beatles, jazz standards, and original works.

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Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Keyboardist and singer-songwriter Noah Gibney delivers a high-energy set blending soul, funk, and modern jazz influences.

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Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

This concert will feature piano faculty Tim Ray and the student pianists in his class (the Music of Jarrett, Hancock, and Corea) performing well-known classics composed by these three giants of jazz piano, as well as some of the standard repertoire associated with these musicians. Accompanied by bass and drums, this recital is a culmination of a semester’s work listening to, analyzing, and learning to play some of the most compelling and influential jazz trio music of the past 70 years.

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Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

Slovenian accordionist Jakob Kobal presents his senior recital. He will be performing acoustic music across classical, tango, jazz, Latin, and folk genres, along with his own arrangements and compositions.

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Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

The Piano Department presents its fifth semester performance majors in a solo piano recital representing a wide range of styles.
 

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

The piano department presents its fifth semester performance majors in a solo piano recital representing a wide range of styles.
 

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Hey Rim Jeon, professor in the Piano Department at Berklee College of Music, leads a solo piano concert featuring students from her course Solo Piano Improvisations of Keith Jarrett, and from her private studio. The students will demonstrate Jarrett’s improvisational techniques and perform their own improvised piano solos.

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Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Second-year performance majors in the Piano Department come together to perform a solo piece of their choice. This recital is one of three recurring concerts at the end of each semester and is presented by Professor Laszlo Gardony.