Ken Allen @kenallenviola

Viola

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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

Past groupmuses (8)

  • Living room

    Viola Quartet with a dazzling city backdrop!

    Friday, Jan 17, 2025 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Downtown, Boston
    • Instruments: Viola quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened 9 months ago

  • Hindemithmuse

    Sunday, Jul 7, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Hindemith
    • Instruments: Viola & Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 6 years ago

  • Chamber Music for Violin, Viola, Bass

    Saturday, Nov 24, 2018 7:00 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Albrechtsberger, Telemann, Vanhal
    • Instruments: Violin, Viola, Bass
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 7 years ago

  • A Viola and Piano Recital

    Sunday, Apr 29, 2018 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Beethoven, Ibert, Rochberg, Shostakovich
    • Instruments: Viola and Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 7 years ago

  • Charles River Sinfonietta

    Saturday, Jan 13, 2018 7:30 PM EST

    • Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge
    • Composers: Mozart
    • Instruments: piano quintet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 8 years ago

  • Trio Notturno Brunch

    Sunday, May 21, 2017 1:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Newton Centre
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • Mother's Day Groupmuse

    Friday, May 12, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain, Boston
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 8 years ago

  • 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 almost 9 years ago