Music Conservatory of Westchester • Faculty

Larry Watson was born in California and began studying the violin at age eight in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Leonard Felberg, violin professor at the University of New Mexico. Continuing his studies with Mr. Felberg, he received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of New Mexico and went on to earn a Master of Music degree from Yale University under the instruction of Szymon Goldberg.

Mr. Watson has served on the faculty of the Music Conservatory of Westchester since 1990 and has also taught at Sarah Lawrence College. He is currently a string teacher for the Clarkstown Central School District in Rockland County."

“I try to teach my students not only the techniques of playing the instrument, but also to reveal the spirit that lives within the music. Each student has a unique interpretation of the music and I try to encourage students to cultivate their own individual imagination.”

Mr. Watson has been a member of the Laurentian String Quartet since 1983. He has toured in the U.S. , Canada , Europe , Africa and Asia with the quartet and as a duo with his wife, pianist Natalia Krassii-Watson. He has also taught and performed at many festivals in New England and North Carolina, as well as the Laurentian’s own summer music festival at the Music Conservatory of Westchester.

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Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success." —Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught
Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success."
—Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

larry watson | Violin

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