Morningside Music Bridge Celebrates 30th Anniversary Summer Season at New England Conservatory

Morningside Music Bridge (MMB), the internationally renowned, fully-funded summer program for exceptional young musicians celebrates its 30th anniversary season July 12–August 7, 2026, in residence at the New England Conservatory.

Founded in Calgary, Canada, in 1997, Morningside Music Bridge has supported more than 1,000 of the world’s most promising young violinists, violists, cellists, pianists, composers, filmmakers, and creative artists ages 12-18. Now based in Boston in partnership with New England Conservatory, the program continues its mission of expanding access to world-class artistic training through a fully funded, barrier-free model.

Each summer, approximately 65 students from more than 30 countries are selected for an intensive month of private lessons, masterclasses, chamber music coaching, and public performances led by internationally acclaimed faculty and guest artists. Participants perform in more than 25 public concerts throughout the season while building lifelong artistic and cultural connections.

Since becoming a resident program at New England Conservatory in 2017, MMB participants have had access to one of the world’s leading conservatory environments, working alongside faculty and alumni connected to institutions including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Royal Academy of Music, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

Morningside Music Bridge has produced many distinguished alumni, including violist Diyang Mei of the Berlin Philharmonic; violinists Nikki and Timothy Chooi; pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition; conductor Earl Lee; violist Teng Li of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; pianists Jan Lisiecki, Szymon Nehring, and Clayton Stephenson; violinist Angelo Xiang Yu; and acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang.

With more than 25 concerts offered to the public each summer, this summer’s highlights include:

• A special performance by acclaimed pianist and MMB alumna Yuja Wang on July 12 at 7:30pm at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. Tickets: $75 and up.
  
  
• Pianists Clayton Stephenson and Jaeden Izik-Dzurko in recital on July 25 at 7:30 PM. Tickets free with RSVP.
  
  
• Rosamunde String Quartet (Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Shanshan Yao, violin; Teng Li, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello) with Kim Kashkashian, viola; Ori Kam, viola, and Arnold Choi, cello on July 18 at 7:30 PM. Tickets free with RSVP. This is a Music for Food Benefit Concert, suggested donations benefit Women's Lunch Place, Boston.
  
  
• Boston Festival Orchestra in collaboration with Morningside Music Bridge artists Agata Szymczewska, violin and Teng Li, viola, present Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major on July 26. Tickets $30-$50.
  
  
• Morningside Music Bridge Highlights Concert with a variety of solo and chamber ensemble performances featuring Morningside Music Bridge participants on August 6 at 7:30 PM. Tickets: Free with RSVP.
  
  
• MMB String Orchestra Concert features Morningside Music Bridge participants with acclaimed conductor Junping Qian on August 7 at 5:30 PM. Tickets: Free with RSVP.
  
  
• Full concert listings and ticket information are available at mmb.international/concerts.