CELLO LESSONS
CELLO LESSONS
In Exchange for Your deductible Donation:
Private 1-hour Cello Lesson(s) with Noree Chamber Soloists’ Artistic Director
Complimentary Tickets to NCS’s Season Concerts
Opportunity to Observe NCS’s Private Rehearsal
Be STUDENTS OF NOREE and take private lessons with NCS’s artistic directors in exchange for your tax-deductible donation to support our mission of cultivating innovative ways to connect with audiences and to help us produce more exciting concerts.
MEET OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, YI QUN
Praised for displaying “great poise and masterful technique” and possessing “an amazing rich tone,” by The Day, cellist Yi Qun Xu is the Prima Finalist of 2019 Internationals Cello Competition Benedetto Mazzacurati. She has performed at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Marlboro Music Festival and has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman and members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, and Tokyo Quartets. She received honors including the 2018 Sanders-Juilliard-Tel Aviv Museum Prize. She is a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Joel Krosnick. Yi Qun is the Artistic Director of Noree Chamber Soloists.
Yi Qun is an experienced cello teacher and has taught students ranging from age 7 to 70. As a teacher and musical ambassador, Yi Qun has taught at Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival’s Adult Chamber Music Institute and ArtsAhimsa Music Festival. She has taught master classes as a guest artist at the Bak Middle School for the Arts and Saco River Theatre. She has performed for community engagement events for communities in Los Angeles, Maine, New York City, New Hampshire, Palm Beach, Shelter Island, Tianjin, Beijing, and Shanghai in China.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Enroll in the Students of Noree program to access private lessons with NCS’s award-winning artistic directors to deepen your understanding of music, and to horn your technique on playing the instruments.
TAX BENEFITS
Different from other music education programs, your lessons with world-class artists at NCS are donation based and are 100% tax deductible.
REHEARSALS
Students of Noree participants also have exclusive opportunities to observe NCS's private rehearsals, to learn by watching closely how professional chamber musicians work together in preparing a concert.
DONATION PACKAGES
AWARDS & PERFORMANCES
UNITED STATES
Avery Fisher Grant
Carnegie Hall
American Prize
Sanders-Juilliard-Tel Aviv Museum prize
Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award
EUROPE
The Queen Elisabeth Competition
Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition
Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition
ASIA
Isang Yun International Competition
Central Conservatory of Music Competition
Seoul Youth Chamber Music Competition
ABOUT NOREE
Praised as "musicality of a high order" and "exquisite sensitivity" by New York Concert Review, Noree Chamber Soloists is a NY-based chamber music ensemble with a mission to cultivate innovative ways to connect with audiences and to help us produce more exciting concerts. Our artists have appeared on the world’s most prestigious stages and are winners of top international competitions, including the Queen Elisabeth Competition, Benedetto Mazzacurati International Cello Competition, and Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition. We are committed to developing the next generation of audiences through compelling programming and supporting classical musicians by creating new and exciting performance opportunities.
Contact us at info@noree.org if you have any questions or need assistance signing up for Students of Noree.
Do you know we also offer scholarships to talented music students who are serious about their career in music but don't have the financial means to pursue their studies? Visit our Scholarship page for more details.
