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A 100th Birthday Tribute to Elliott Carter
20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble performs a concert of works by Elliott Carter on Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. in honor of the famed composer's 100th birthday. The free recital takes place in Field Concert Hall at The Curtis Institute of Music, and no tickets are required. The program also includes two pieces by student composers Christopher Rogerson and Ke-Chia Chen. View the entire program.

Dedicated to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, 20/21 performs works ranging from important twentieth-century compositions to newly written pieces not yet part of the core repertoire.

On Stage at Curtis
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WHYY’S Y Arts Channel
Fall 2007--Winter 2008

Beginning September 3, WHYY's Y Arts digital cable channel presents a second season of programs drawn from the Curtis Student Recital Series. On Stage at Curtis consists of 25 concert-length programs recorded by three robotic cameras installed in Field Concert Hall. A gift from the Joseph and Marie Field Foundation funded the acquisition and installation of the cameras and related video equipment.

On Stage at Curtis airs on the Y Arts digital channel (Comcast Channel 241) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7 p.m. and is available to anyone with a digital TV and external antenna.

PROGRAM #1
Graduation Recital: Stephanie Jeong, violin
September 3, 5, and 7 at 7 p.m.

Ludwig van Beethoven	Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3
Max Bruch	Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
André Previn	Sonata for Violin, "Vineyard"
Pablo de Sarasate	Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2; Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1; Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2

Violinist Stephanie Jeong from Rolling Meadows, Ill., one of the youngest students ever accepted to study with Aaron Rosand, graduated from Curtis in 2007. Her graduation recital is accompanied by pianist Hugh Sung, director of student recitals at The Curtis Institute of Music.

PROGRAM #2
Graduation Recital: Brenton Caldwell, viola
September 10, 12, and 14 at 7 p.m.

Joseph Haydn	Divertimento, arranged by Gregor Piatigorsky
Georges Enesco	Concertstück
Bohuslav Martinu	Three Madrigals
Max Reger	Suite in G minor, Op. 131d, No. 1
Paul Hindemith	Sonata in F, Op. 11, No. 4

Violist Brenton Caldwell, from Tyler, Tex., studied with Roberto Díaz, president of Curtis and former principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Misha Amory. Mr. Caldwell graduated in 2007 and became a fellow of The Academy, a partnership among Juilliard, Carnegie Hall, the Weill Music Institute, and the New York City Department of Education. His graduation recital is accompanied by staff pianist Elena Jivaeva and features Curtis alumna Alexandra Osborne, violin.

PROGRAM #3
Graduation Recital: Rob Patterson, clarinet
September 17, 19, and 21 at 7 p.m.

Witold Lutoslawski	Dance Preludes
Francis Poulenc	Sonata
Béla Bartók	Contrasts
Johannes Brahms	Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Clarinetist Rob Patterson from Cincinnati is a 2007 graduate of Curtis, where he studied with Donald Montanaro, former associate principal clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra. His graduation recital features Curtis students José Maria Blumenschein, Johannes Dickbauer, and Tien-Hsin "Cindy" Wu, violin; Ida Kavafian, viola; Angela Jean Park, cello; Andrew Tyson, piano.

PROGRAM #4
Chamber Music by Curtis Composers
September 24, 26, and 28 at 7 p.m.

Sebastian Shaojun Chang	W.A.R. (Welcome A Reality)
Sheridan Seyfried	Nachtstücken
Christopher Weiss	Six Past Midnight, the Forest Wakes
Ke-Chia Chen	The Desires
Stephen Cabell	The Judas Kiss
Chris Rogerson	Five Elegies for Piano Quintet

Elizabeth Fayette and Jinjoo Cho, violin; Rachel Ku and Vicki Powell, viola; Natalie Helm, cello; Daniel Matsukawa, bassoon; Shachar Israel and Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone; Benjamin Folk, Patricia Franceschy, Gabe Globus-Hoenich, and Patrick J. Pastella, percussion; Kwan Kyu Yi, piano; the Curtis Chamber Ensemble, Teddy Abrams and Andrew Hauze, conductor; the Curtis Brass and Percussion Ensemble, Blair Bollinger, conductor

PROGRAM #5
Graduation Recital: Heidi Melton, soprano
October 1, 3, and 5 at 7 p.m.

Joseph Haydn	Scena di Berenice, Hob. XXIVa:10
Samuel Barber	"The Daisies," Op. 2, No. 1 ; "A Nun Takes the Veil" ("Heaven-Haven"), Op. 13, No. 1; "Sure on this shining night," Op. 13, No. 3; "Nocturne," Op. 13, No. 4
Richard Strauss	"Zueignung," Op. 10, No. 1 ; "Ruhe, meine Seele," Op. 27, No. 1; "Allerseelen," Op. 10, No. 8; "Morgen," Op. 27, No. 4; "Frühlingsfeier," Op. 56, No. 5
Alban Berg	Sieben frühe Lieder
Kurt Weill	"Ballade von der sexuellen Hörigkeit" from Der Dreigroschenoper; "Es regent"; "Youkali: Tango Habanera"; "Je ne t'aime pas"; "My Ship" from Lady in the Dark

Heidi Melton is from Spokane, Wash., and studied with Joan Patenaude-Yarnell at Curtis, graduating in 2007. Her graduation recital is accompanied by Mikael Eliasen, artistic director of vocal studies and the Curtis Opera Theatre.

PROGRAM #6
Graduation Recital: Yousef Ismael Assi, Horn
October 8, 10, and 12 at 7 p.m.

Eugène Bozza	En forêt
Emmanuel Chabrier	Larghetto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Alexander Scriabin	Romance
Reinhold Glière	Intermezzo, Op. 35, No. 11
Alexander Glazunov	Reverie, Op. 24
Eric Ewazen	Ballade, Pastorale, and Dance

Yousef Ismael Assi graduated in 2007, and after spending his second summer as a Tanglewood fellow, continues his studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. His graduation recital is accompanied by guest pianist Ron Levy and features Curtis student Nadia Christina Kyne, flute.

PROGRAM #7
Graduation Recital: José Maria Blumenschein, violin
October 15, 17, and 19 at 7 p.m.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Adagio in E major, K. 261; Rondo in C major, K. 373
Franz Schubert	Rondo in A major, D. 438; Polonaise in B-flat major, D. 580
Dmitri Shostakovich	Sonata, Op. 134
Henryk Wieniawski	Polonaise brillante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4; Polonaise brillante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21

A native of Freiburg, Germany, José Maria Blumenschein studied with Joseph Silverstein at Curtis, graduating in 2007. Mr. Blumenschein has since joined the Philadelphia Orchestra as associate concertmaster. His recital features the Curtis Chamber Ensemble and Curtis student Yuja Wang, piano.

PROGRAM #8
Graduation Recital: Emily Deans, violin and viola
October 22, 24, and 26 at 7 p.m.

Franz Schubert	Rondo in B minor, Op. 70, D. 895, "Rondeau brillant"
Michael Brown	Echoes of Byzantium
Béla Bartók	Contrasts
Rebecca Clarke	Morpheus; Sonata for Viola and Piano

Dallas native Emily Deans graduated in 2007 from Curtis, where she studied violin with Arnold Steinhardt and Pamela Frank and viola with Joseph de Pasquale. Ms. Deans is continuing her studies in viola at the Juilliard School in New York City. Her graduation recital features guest artists Michael Brown and Julio Elizalde, piano; and Curtis students Teddy Abrams, clarinet, and Kuok-man Lio, piano.

PROGRAM #9
Graduation Recital: Samuel Fletcher, cello
October 29, 31, and November 2 at 7 p.m.

Ludwig van Beethoven	Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1
Samuel Barber	Sonata in C minor, Op. 6
Johannes Brahms	Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Frédéric Chopin	Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3

Samuel Fletcher, a cellist from Rockwall, Tex., graduated in 2007. Mr. Fletcher studied at Curtis with David Soyer, cofounder and former cellist of the Guarneri String Quartet. His graduation recital is accompanied by Curtis student Christopher R. Falzone, piano.

PROGRAM #10
Quintets by Mozart and Nielsen
November 5, 7, and 9 at 7 p.m.

Sheridan Seyfried	Three Yeats Songs
Jean Sibelius	Five Pieces, Op. 75 ("The Trees")
Frédéric Chopin	Étude in E minor, Op. 25, No. 5
Igor Stravinsky	Étude, Op. 7, No. 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Quintet in A major, K. 581
Carl Nielsen	Quintet in A major, Op. 43
Francis Poulenc	Sextet

Petr Mateják and Josef Špacek, violin; Alexander Michael Petersen, viola; Hiro Matsuo, cello; Nadia Christina Kyne, flute; Elizabeth Koch, oboe; Ruokai Chen and Rob Patterson, clarinet; Eva Galina Kiep, bassoon; Yousef Ismael Assi, horn; Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone; YoonJung Han, Sara Naini Daneshpour, and Sheridan Seyfried, piano

PROGRAM #11
Graduation Recital: Yoon Jung Yang, Violin
November 12, 14, and 16 at 7 p.m.

Béla Bartók	Quartet No. 6
Maurice Ravel	Sonata (1897)
David P. Jones	Legal Highs

YoonJung Yang, a Seoul native, studied with Aaron Rosand and Pamela Frank at Curtis, graduating in 2007. Ms. Yang attended the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festival in 2006 and 2007. Her graduation recital features pianist Hugh Sung, director of student recitals at The Curtis Institute of Music, and Curtis students Erin Schreiber, violin; Emily Deans, viola; Bronwyn Banerdt, cello; and Patricia Franceschy, marimba.

PROGRAM #12
Graduation Recital: Nadia Christina Kyne, flute
November 19, 21, and 23 at 7 p.m.

Aaron Copland	Duo for Flute and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Bachianas brasileiras No. 6
Lorraine Desmarais	Sonata for Flute and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Quartet in D major, K. 285
Paul Hindemith	Sonata for Flute and Piano
Paul Taffanel	Fantaisie on Themes from Der Freischütz

Nadia Christina Kyne from Surrey, British Columbia studied with Jeffrey Khaner, principal flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and graduated from Curtis in 2007. Ms. Kyne is continuing her musical studies at the Juilliard School in New York. Her graduation recital features pianist Hugh Sung, director of student recitals at The Curtis Institute of Music, and Curtis students Johannes Dickbauer, violin; Philip Kramp, viola; Angela Jean Park, cello; Matthew McDonald, bassoon; and Teddy Abrams, piano.

PROGRAM #13
Graduation Recital: Johannes Dickbauer, violin
November 26, 28, and 30 at 7 p.m.

Johann Sebastian Bach	Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017
John Corigliano	Sonata for Violin and Piano
Aleksandr Zarzycki	Mazurka, Op. 26
Edward Elgar	La Capricieuse, Op. 17
Steve Reich	Violin Phase
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach	Romance in A major, Op. 23
Igor Stravinsky	Divertimento

Johannes Dickbauer from Kremsmünster, Austria, studied with Pamela Frank at Curtis, and graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Music degree. His graduation recital features Curtis students Roman Rabinovich, piano and harpsichord; and Angela Jean Park, cello.

PROGRAM #14
Schumann and Shostakovich
December 3, 5, and 7 at 7 p.m.

Robert Schumann	Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Dmitri Shostakovich	Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Robert Schumann	Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

Maia Cabeza, Taejun Park, Ike See, Danbi Um, and Quan Yuan, violin; Hanna Lee, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, and Sang Hyun Mary Yong, viola; Eugena Chang and Camden Shaw, cello; Kuok-Wai Lio and Kwan Kyu Yi, piano

PROGRAM #15
Schubert, Mozart, and Clarke
December 10, 12, and 14 at 7 p.m.

Rebecca Clarke	Sonata for Viola and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313
Franz Schubert	Quintet in C major, Op. Post. 163, D. 956

Bella Hristova and Tien-Hsin "Cindy" Wu, violin; Sylvia Kim and Philip Kramp, viola; Hyun-Jung Ban and Peter Wiley, cello; Yoobin Son, flute; Kuok-man Lio, piano; the Curtis Chamber Ensemble, Kuok-man Lio, conductor

PROGRAM #16
Harp Music and Dvorák
December 17, 19, and 21 at 7 p.m.

Jacques de La Presle	Le Jardin mouillé (The Garden in the Rain)
Yekaterina Adol’fovna Val’ter-kyune	Fantasy on a Theme from Eugene Onegin
Antonin Dvorák	Quartet in G major, Op. 106
Ludwig van Beethoven	Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
York Bowen	Fantasie Quartet

Petr Mateják and Josef Špacek, violin; Brenton Caldwell, Philip Kramp, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Alexander Michael Petersen, and Vicki Powell, viola; Hiro Matsuo, cello; Coline-Marie Orliac, harp; Kwan Kyu Yi, piano

PROGRAM #17
Graduation Recital: Melissa White, violin
December 24, 26, and 28 at 7 p.m.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Sonata in E minor, K. 304
Georges Enesco	Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25, dans le caractère populaire roumain
Luigi Dallapiccola	Tartiniana seconda
César Franck	Sonata in A major

Violinist Melissa White studied with Ida Kavafian and Jaime Laredo at Curtis, graduating in 2007. She is pursuing a Master of Music degree with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory of Music. Her graduation recital is accompanied by pianist Hugh Sung, director of student recitals at Curtis.

PROGRAM #18
Graduation Recital: Sara Naini Daneshpour, piano
December 31, January 2, and January 4 at 7 p.m.

Domenico Scarlatti	Sonata in B minor, K. 27; Sonata in D minor, K. 32 ; Sonata in A major, K. 212
Frédéric Chopin	Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35; Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff	Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Sergey Prokofiev	Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Sara Naini Daneshpour, a Washington, D.C. native, studied with Leon Fleisher and Eleanor Sokoloff. Ms. Daneshpour graduated in 2007 and received the Festorazzi Prize, given to promising piano students. In the summer of 2007, she was awarded second prize in the William Kapell International Piano Competition.

PROGRAM #19
Haydn, Chopin, and Schumann
January 7, 9, and 11 at 7 p.m.

Joseph Haydn	Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Frédéric Chopin	Études, Op. 10
Camille Saint-Saëns	Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Ke-Chia Chen	Rhapsody of Seasons
Robert Schumann	Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6

Dayna Kristie Anderson and Shanshan Yao, violin; Brenton Caldwell, viola; Yu-Wen Wang, cello; Yen Yu Chen, Christopher R. Falzone, and Roman Rabinovich, piano

PROGRAM #20
Piano Music by Beethoven, Brahms, and Mendelssohn
January 14, 16, and 18 at 7 p.m.

Claude Debussy	Pour le piano
Ludwig van Beethoven	Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1; Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2
Felix Mendelssohn	Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19 (Songs without Words)
Ludwig van Beethoven	Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, Les Adieux
Johannes Brahms	Variationen über ein Thema von Schumann, Op. 9

Christopher R. Falzone, Cynthia Tobey, and Kwan Kyu Yi, piano

PROGRAM #21
Graduation Recital: Xi Chen, violin
January 21, 23, and 25 at 7 p.m.

Eugène Ysaÿe	Sonata in A minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Obsession"
Georges Enesco	Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6
César Franck	Sonata in A major
Sitson Ma	A-Mei Suite
Maurice Ravel	Tzigane, rapsodie de concert

Violinist Xi Chen from Shenyang, China, studied with Joseph Silverstein at Curtis, graduating in 2007. His graduation recital features Curtis students Kuok-man Lio and Ran Jia, piano.

PROGRAM #22
Schubert and Shostakovich
January 28, 30, and February 1 at 7 p.m.

Franz Schubert	Four Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
Dmitri Shostakovich	Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67

Anna Tifu, violin; Hiro Matsuo, cello; Kuok-Wai Lio and Hao Chen Zhang, piano

PROGRAM #23
Graduation Recital: YoonJung Han, piano
February 11, 13, and 15 at 7 p.m.

Johann Sebastian Bach	Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, transcribed by Ferruccio Busoni
Joseph Haydn	Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52
Franz Liszt	Étude No. 3, "La Campanella" from Grande études de Paganini; Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Frédéric Chopin	Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Pianist YoonJung Han, a native of Seoul, was a student of Eleanor Sokoloff. Her many awards include first prize in the 2005 Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition. As first-prize winner in the college division of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, she will perform this year at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Han graduated from Curtis in 2007 with a Bachelor of Music degree and is continuing her studies at the Juilliard School in New York City.

PROGRAM #24
Harp Class of Judy Loman
February 18, 20, and 22 at 7 p.m.

Paul Hindemith	Sonata for Harp
Johann Sebastian Bach, transcr. Marcel Grandjany	Fuga from Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Henriette Renié	Prelude from Partita in G major for Harpsichord, BWV 829
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Marie-Claire Jamet	Französische Suite Nr. 6 in E major, BWV 817
Jacques Ibert	Trio
Gabriel Pierné	Concertstück, Op. 39
Jacques de La Presle	Le Jardin mouillé (The Garden in the Rain)
Elias Parish-Alvars	Introduction and Variations on Themes from Bellini's Norma, Op. 36
Yekaterina Adol'fovna Val'ter-kyune	Fantasy on a Theme from Eugene Onegin
Carlos Salzedo	Steel from Pentacle
Ernesto Lecuona	Malagueña, arranged by Arabella Sparnon

Ko-Ni Choi, Carol Angel Lin, and Coline-Marie Orliac, harp; Josef Špacek, violin; Camden Shaw, cello

PROGRAM #25
Yuja Wang, piano
February 25, 27, and 29 at 7 p.m.

Joseph Haydn	Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50
Franz Schubert	Transcriptions by Franz Liszt
Maurice Ravel	La Valse
Frédéric Chopin	Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23; Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2; Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61
Sergey Prokofiev	Toccata, Op. 11

Yuja Wang from Beijing is a student of Gary Graffman and entered Curtis in 2002. In 2006, Ms. Wang was a recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Young Artist Award. During the 2006-07 season, she had debuts at the New York Philharmonic, the Boston, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco symphonies, and the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Japan.

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