NEC Alumni Return to Carnegie Hall for Naumburg Concert and World Premiere
Three NEC alumni take the stage at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m., when cellist Leland Ko AD ’24 and pianist Adria Le GD ’24 perform in Weill Recital Hall. The concert features the world premiere of A Kite Over the Grassland by composer and NEC alumnus Lei Liang ’96, MM ’98, a commission from the Naumburg Foundation.
Ko, a winner of the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition, has appeared as soloist and chamber musician in major venues including Symphony Hall in Boston and Montreal’s Maison Symphonique, as well as across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He earned his Artist Diploma at NEC and previously studied at The Juilliard School and Princeton University.
Pianist Adria Le, also an NEC graduate, received her Graduate Diploma under Wha-Kyung Byun, following undergraduate and master’s studies at Juilliard with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Julian Martin. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Le has performed major works by Olivier Messiaen and George Crumb and appeared with AXIOM under Jeffrey Milarsky. She was also a fellow in the intensive chamber music program at the Aspen Music Festival and School, directed by Wu Han and David Finckel.
Liang is a leading composer and 2021 Grawemeyer Award recipient, currently serving as Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego. His music is published by Schott Music Corporation.
You can find more information about the upcoming performance here!
