Academics
With an array of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as summer, international, and precollege offerings, Berklee College of Music provides options for students of all levels to explore and achieve their artistic, academic, and career potential.
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.
In this performance, talented voice students will perform Christmas tunes while self-accompanying on piano, using techniques they have learned in their classes throughout the semester.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vera Zhang presents a set that blends acoustic instruments with electronic synth textures, modern jazz, and her original electronic-fusion compositions. The performance features synth bass, jungle-inspired grooves, and free-flowing improvisation shaped by connection, curiosity, and friendship.
Jazz composition major Hongshen Wu presents a set of original pieces written over the past semester, showcasing his modern jazz style and creative development.
Doug Johnson, Berklee professor of piano, will perform a solo set featuring his original compositions, jazz standards, and Brazilian music. He will be joined by extraordinary tap dancer Dylan Szuch for a couple of selections.
Pianist Noel Li performs a live set blending electronic music and jazz improvisation on MIDI keyboards and electronic accordion, with both pre-arranged pieces and real-time sound design jams.