| Name | Years Studied from | Current Primary Activity(ies) | Education | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigurgeir Agnarsson | 1995 – 1999 | Principal Cellist, Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Founding member Harpa International Music Academy. Artistic Director Reykholt Chamber Music Festival. | NEC | BM, MM |
| Chisho Akitsu | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| Laura Allred | 1999 – 2001 | |||
| Leonardo Altino | 1989 – 1993 | Soloist, teacher | NEC | BM |
| Dwight Anderson | 1976 – 1981 | Middle School Orchestra Director: Franklin Middle School, Dallas, Texas. Principal Cello, Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra. | NEC | BM |
| Joseph Auer | 1997 – 1999 | |||
| Alejandro Bacelar | 1970 – 1972 | Cellist and violin maker, dealer, and restorer | Peabody | MM |
| Charae Baerg Krueger | 1987 – 1992 | Principal cellist with Atlanta Opera and Atlanta Ballet Orchestras, Lecturer and Artist in Residence at Kennesaw State University, chamber musician and recitalist. | NEC | BM |
| Suren Bagratuni | 1991 – 1993 | Professor of cello at Michigan State University; Concert cellist; Recording artist; Founding member - NOBILIS trio | NEC | AD |
| Kathleen Balfe | 1996 – 1999 | One of two principal cellists of the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, and cellist with the contemporary music group Ensemble Neoars | NEC | BM |
| Melissa Barnard | 1990 – 1992 | Australian Chamber Orchestra. Solo, and Chamber Music | NEC | GD |
| Pamela Barr | 1974 – 1976 | |||
| Anne Bennett | 1994 – 1997 | |||
| Kate Bennett Wadsworth | 2002 – 2004 | Freelance cellist and gambist dedicated to historical performance of all periods, with a special research interest in 19th-century performance practice. Currently working on a historically informed edition of the Schumann Cello Concerto for Bärenreiter, and running a Facebook blog called The Brahms Lab. | NEC | MM |
| Laura Blustein | 1974 – 1978 | Chair, String and Chamber Music NEC Preparatory Division . Cello Faculty NEC Prep Large private cello studio | NEC | BM |
| Abraham Bonnell | 1981 – 1985 | |||
| Carter Brey | 1972 – 1974 | Principal Cellist of the New York Philharmonic since 1992, faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music since 2008 | Peabody | BM |
| Melissa Brooks | 1988 – 1992 | Associate Principal Cello of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra | NEC | BM |
| Andrew Byun | 2023 – 2025 | Student | NEC | GD |
| Benjamin Capps | 2012 – 2014 | |||
| Orna Carmel | 1989 – 1990 | |||
| Phoebe Carrai | 1975 – 1979 | Faculty Juilliard School, Director Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra , concerts, workshops worldwide | NEC | BM, MM |
| Ronald Chambers | 1979 – 1983 | |||
| Li Ke Chang | 1979 – 1983 | Montreal Symphony cellist - retired | ||
| Ellen Chen | 1995 – 1997 | Tutti player of Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan | NEC | MM |
| Audrey Chen | 2014 – 2019 | Doctoral Student at CUNY Graduate Center; PDSoros Fellow; Terra String Quartet; Mr. Lesser's Website Assistant; | NEC/Harvard | MM/BA |
| Dorothea Chen-Zion | 1991 – 1992 | |||
| Young Chang Cho | 1971 – 1980 | Professor at Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen Germany also at Yon-Sei University in Seoul Korea. | NEC, Peabody | AD |
| Eunghee Cho | 2018 – 2021 | Cello Faculty at University of Houston's Moores School of Music | NEC | DMA |
| Stella Cho | 2014 – 2016 | DMA student at USC Thornton School of Music, SAKURA Cello Quintet | NEC | GD |
| Brannon Cho | 2017 – 2019 | Artist Diploma cellist at NEC 2017-2019 | NEC | AD |
| Hye Yoon Choi | 2006 – 2010 | NEC | BM, MM | |
| Sungwon Choi | 1994 – 1995 | |||
| Genevieve Chow | 2003 – 2004 | |||
| Seungwon Chung | 2011 – 2013 | Seoul Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra member, TIMF Ensemble guest member | NEC | MM, DMA |
| Holly Chung | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| Mark Churchill | 1973 – 1975 | Dean Emeritus of Preparatory and Continuing Education, NEC; Music Director, Symphony Pro Musica; Cello Instructor, NEC Preparatory School; Senior Advisor, Boston Philharmonic and Youth Orchestra; Founder and board member, Elsistema USA; Vice-President and Founder, Orchestra of the Americas; | NEC | BM, MM, DMA |
| Jamie Clark | 2014 – 2018 | Assistant Professor of Cello at Stetson University, Coordinator of Chamber Music at Stetson University, Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of the Flatirons Chamber Music Festival, and CelloChat Coordinator/BlogMaster for CelloBello.org | NEC | BM, MM, DMA |
| Bruce Coppock | 1974 – 1976 | Retired from Orchestra management; maintain active national artistic leadership and management consulting practice. Cello and chamber music faculty, Longy School of Music at Bard College. Active as cellist, cello teacher and chamber music coach in the Boston area. | NEC | BM, MM |
| Christopher Costanza | 1986 – 1989 | cellist, St. Lawrence String Quartet; Artist in Residence, Stanford University | NEC | BM, AD |
| Alex Cox | 2016 – 2017 | |||
| Jennifer Susan Culp | 1981 – 1983 | |||
| Michael Czitrom | 1977 – 1980 | Software consultant at mPulse Mobile and Aquatic Informatics; freelance cellist in Boston area | NEC | MM |
| Dorien De León | 1975 – 1977 | In my 30th year of passing along Larry's wisdom to budding cellists (private studio). | NEC | BM |
| Blaise Dejardin | 2005 – 2008 | Principal Cello, Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2018. | NEC | MM, GD |
| Jennifer Devore | 1994 – 1996 | |||
| Denise Djokic | 1998 – 2002 | Freelancer, Teaching a small private studio | NEC | |
| Song-le Do | 2007 – 2009 | |||
| Jonathan Dormand | 2010 – 2012 | Cellist of Verona Quartet, Faculty at Oberlin College and Conservatory | NEC | MM |
| Yoni Draiblate | 2009 – 2011 | Playing cello for my 9 month-old son (He likes Duport etudes), Co-artistic director of "Music transforms" - a benefit concert series in Philadelphia. Currently teaching privately, performing, freelancing. I'm still trying to play more in tune every time I pick up the cello.....Also, thanks to Mr. Lesser, I now have to remind to my students and my fellow musicians that Adagio doesn't mean slow :-) | NEC | MM |