Office: 36 Main Street
Campus: 137 Pleasant Street
Mailing: P.O.Box 648 Blue Hill, ME 04614
Phone: 207-374-2811
In addition to being its namesake, Franz Kneisel’s passion for chamber music is the heart and soul of Kneisel Hall.
Kneisel Hall offers two distinct programs for music students and young professional artists.
The 2025 season offers another summer with the best of chamber music. Join us from June 27 to August 24.
We look forward to sharing a full slate of Friday and Sunday concerts, Open Rehearsals, Master Classes, the ever-popular Young Artist Concert series, and more!
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A dedicated and effective teacher, Mr. Hong currently serves on the viola faculties of Bard College Conservatory of Music and Kneisel Hall. His students have gained admission to the nation’s top conservatories, orchestras, and summer music festivals. Mr. Hong holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, and his Master’s Degree and Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School. As a Fellow of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, he performed and taught in a variety of venues in New York City and abroad, as well as maintaining a two-year teaching-artist partnership with Celia Cruz High School for Music in the Bronx.
In addition to his performance and pedagogy, Mr. Hong is an accomplished music administrator. He is the Program Manager for the Vital Sounds Initiative of Project: Music Heals Us, and a Co-Artistic Director of NEXUS Chamber Music Chicago. In his spare time, Brian can be found brewing espresso or single origin pour-overs at his home coffee bar.
Office: 36 Main Street
Campus: 137 Pleasant Street
Mailing: P.O.Box 648 Blue Hill, ME 04614
Phone: 207-374-2811