Performances

Master Classes at MSM

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MSM hosts more than 70 master classes each year, open to the public and free of charge, led by respected musicians from around the world.

2025-26 Master Class Schedule

OCT 1 | WED 
^Piano Master Class: Alexander Korsantia
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

OCT 9 | THURS
*Violin Master Class: Glenn Dicterow
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

OCT 9 | THURS
*Viola Master Class: Karen Dreyfus

OCT 17 | WED
Orchestral Performance Master Class
Brendan Kane, double bass

OCT 20 | MON
Orchestral Performance Master Class
Gábor Boldoczki, trumpet

OCT 23 | THURS
Orchestral Performance Master Class
Mark Nuccio, clarinet

OCT 27 | MON
^Piano Master Class: Douglas Humpherys
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

OCT 29 | WED
Orchestral Performance Master Class
Samuel Coles, flute

OCT 31 | FRI
Orchestral Performance Master Class
Don Liuzzi, timpani

NOV 5 | WED
Guitar Master Class: René Izquierdo 
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

NOV 14 | FRI
Cello Master Class: James Kim

NOV 20 | THURS
*Violin Master Class: Peter Herresthal
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

DEC 2 | TUES
^Piano Master Class: Corey Hamm
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

JAN 29 | THURS
*Violin Master Class: Mihaela Martin
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

FEB 9–11 | MON-WED
The Augustine Foundation Master Class Residency
Jason Vieaux, guitar
This master class residency is made possible by the generous support of the Augustine Foundation. 

FEB 19 | THURS
*Violin Master Class: Leonidas Kavakos

FEB 26 | THURS
*Viola Master Class: Teng Li
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

MAR 27 | FRI
^Piano Master Class: Richard Goode
Part of the Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Master Class Series made possible by the Arts and Letters Foundation

*Violin and Viola Master Class Series coordinated by Lucie Robert
^Piano Master Class Series coordinated by Jeffrey Cohen

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Enjoy highlights of MSM master classes that took place during the 2024–25 academic year:

Vocal Arts Master Class with tenor, Lawrence Brownlee

Orchestral Performance Master Class with Bing Wang, Associate Concertmaster of the LA Philharmonic

Jazz Arts Master Class with Nduduzo Makhathini

Orchestral Performance Master Class with Denis Bouriakov, Principal Flute of the LA Philharmonic

Orchestral Performance Master Class with Andrew Bain, Principal Horn of the LA Philharmonic

Viola Master Class with Jordan Bak

Orchestral Performance Master Class with Tom Hooten, Principal Trumpet of the LA Philharmonic

Vocal Arts Master Class with mezzo-soprano, Jamie Barton

Cello Master Class with Hannah Roberts

Jazz Arts Master Class with Kris Davis

Classical Guitar Master Class with Jiji Kim.

Vocal Arts Master Class with mezzo-soprano, Frederica von Stade

Vocal Arts and Collaborative Piano Master Class with Thomas Lausmann

Classical Guitar Master Class with Sharon Isbin

Piano Master Class with Mikhail Voskresensky

Highlights of master classes at MSM from previous academic years:

SLIDESHOW: Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Bebe Neuwirth (in white shirt) posing with MSM Musical Theatre students after a master class in Miller Recital Hall.

Master class with Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and composer, Terence Blanchard.

Violin master class with Glenn Dicterow, former concertmaster of the NY Philharmonic and Chair of MSM’s Graduate Program in Orchestral Performance.

An MSM piano student working with internationally recognized classical pianist, Yuja Wang.

Joe Lovano, Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer, leading a master class.

Nick Woud, solo timpanist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra working with an MSM percussion student in Bossi-Comelli Studio.

Celebrated mezzo-soprano opera singer, Jennifer Larmore, energetically leading a voice master class!

Watch an improv session with Grammy-nominated and Edison Award-winning trumpeter, Christian Scott, who hosted a master class with MSM Jazz Arts students in Bossi-Commeli Studio.

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