Ms. Zurad received her Bachelor of Music degree from New England Conservatory and her Graduate Diploma and Master of Music degree from Longy School of Music. She also attended the Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland. Her violin teachers have included Wieslaw Kwasny, Valeria Kuchment, and Eric Rosenblith. She is a member of the Lexington Symphony, and has performed with many other orchestras in the Boston area. Ms. Zurad conducts the Preparatory String Orchestra at NEC, and the Young People’s String Orchestra, the Petit Ensemble, and the Intensive Community Program Orchestra at BYSO. She is also on faculty at NEC and the Winchester Community Music School.