Ken Allen @kenallenviola
Viola
About
I'm a Boston-based violist who loves chamber music and historically informed performance. I perform with ensembles across New England and especially enjoy the connection that comes from intimate chamber settings.
I earned my MM from the Boston Conservatory (studying with Lila Brown and Leonard Matczynski) and a Graduate Diploma in Historical Performance from Longy, where I worked with Dana Maiben, Sarah Darling, and Vivian Montgomery. Earlier teachers include David Rubinstein, Gillian Rogell, Anne Hooper Webb, and Jane Starkman.
I co-founded the Massachusetts Viola Society to support violists during the pandemic, and I’m a member of the American Viola Society, Boston Musicians’ Association, ASTA, and Early Music America. I live in Cambridge, MA, and Marlboro, VT, with my husband and our cat, and I play violas by Douglas Cox.
Music
I play chamber music that spans the centuries, baroque to contemporary. Much of the music I perform comes from living composers, overlooked voices from the past, and early music traditions.
Ensemble profiles
- Instrument: Viola Quartet
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- 1 groupmuse played
Past groupmuses (8)
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Living room
Viola Quartet with a dazzling city backdrop!
Friday, Jan 17, 2025 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Downtown, Boston
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Instruments: Viola quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 9 months ago
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Sunday, Jul 7, 2019 7:30 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
- Composers: Hindemith
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Instruments: Viola & Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 6 years ago
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Chamber Music for Violin, Viola, Bass
Saturday, Nov 24, 2018 7:00 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
- Composers: Albrechtsberger, Telemann, Vanhal
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Instruments: Violin, Viola, Bass
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 7 years ago
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Sunday, Apr 29, 2018 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
- Composers: Beethoven, Ibert, Rochberg, Shostakovich
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Instruments: Viola and Piano
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago
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Saturday, Jan 13, 2018 7:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
- Composers: Mozart
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Instruments: piano quintet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 7 years ago
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Sunday, May 21, 2017 1:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Newton Centre
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 8 years ago
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Friday, May 12, 2017 7:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 8 years ago
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Music for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Saturday, Jan 21, 2017 7:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 8 years ago