Violist and NEC Alumni Dimitri Murrath ’08 AD Returns to NEC as Associate Dean and Faculty Member

NEC alumni and internationally acclaimed violist Dimitri Murrath ’08 AD is returning to NEC as Associate Dean of Artistic Administration and a member of the viola faculty. Murrath previously taught at NEC for nearly a decade and will now take on an administrative leadership role while continuing to teach a limited number of students.

Murrath earned his Artist Diploma at NEC, where he studied with renowned violist Kim Kashkashian. Since then, he has built an international career as a soloist and chamber musician, performing at prominent venues including Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall in London, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. He won first prize at the Primrose International Viola Competition and received a 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Also an active chamber musician, Murrath has been a member of the Esmé Quartet since 2023 and previously performed with the Boston Chamber Music Society from 2013 to 2023. In his new role, he will contribute to NEC’s artistic and administrative leadership while returning to the community where he studied and began his teaching career.

We're so excited to have you back on campus, Dimitri!