Thursday, May 8 at 5:15 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Nielsen, Sonata No. 2, Op. 35
Tchaikovsky, Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34
Josef Špaček, violin
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano

Paganini, Caprice, Op. 1, No. 24
Josef Špaček, violin

Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall
20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble—
A Tribute to Elliott Carter in His Hundredth Year

Carter, Cello Sonata
Abraham Feder, cello
Pallavi Mahidara, piano

Carter, Gra
Johnny Teyssier, clarinet

Carter, A Mirror on Which to Dwell
20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble
conducted by Kuok-man Lio

Carter, Selections from Eight Pieces for Four Timpani
Patricia Franceschy, timpani

Ke-Chia Chen, Sentiments
Rinnat Moriah, soprano
Ko-Ni Choi, harp
Camden Shaw, cello

Christopher Rogerson, Aberrant Rain
Adrian Kramer, baritone
Yao Guang Zhai, clarinet
Camden Shaw, cello
Susan Nowicki, piano

Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Brahms, Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1
Bryan A. Lee, violin
Joel Link, violin
Philip Kramp, viola
Brook Speltz, cello
  
Schubert, Sonata in A minor, D. 821 (“Arpeggione”)
Brook Speltz, cello
Hugh Sung, piano (’90)

Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m., Prince Music Theater
The Curtis Opera Theatre: Iolanta
by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Rossen Milanov, conductor (’94)
Concert production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original Russian with English supertitles.

This production of the Curtis Opera Theatre is funded in part by a grant from the Spector Gadon & Rosen Foundation.

Tickets: $33
UpStages: 215-569-9700, 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

Sunday, May 11 at 2:30 p.m., Prince Music Theater
The Curtis Opera Theatre: Iolanta

See Friday, May 9 for details.

Sunday, May 11 at 3 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Lovreglio, Fantasia on the Opera La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Messager, Solo de concours
Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Yao Guang Zhai, clarinet
Ran Jia, piano

Sunday, May 11 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall
Graduation Recital: Stephanie Liem, Organ

J. S. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540
Franck, Prelude, Fugue, and Variation for Organ, Op. 18
Guilmant, Allegro appassionato from Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 80
Ives, Variations on America
Schumann, Selections from Vier Skizzen für Pedalflügel, Op. 58

Monday, May 12 at 5:15 p.m., Field Concert Hall
Graduation Recital: Hwi-Eun Kim, violin, with Shih-Wei Huang, piano

J. S. Bach, Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Ysaÿe, Sonata in E major, Op. 27, No. 6
Hwi-Eun Kim, violin
 
Beethoven, Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
Tchaikovsky, Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34
Hwi-Eun Kim, violin
Shih-Wei Huang, piano

Monday, May 12 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall
Graduation Recital: Gabe Globus-Hoenich, timpani and percussion

Cage, Third Construction
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, percussion
Benjamin Folk, percussion
Mari Yoshinaga, percussion
Patricia Franceschy, percussion
 
Gabe Globus-Hoenich Improvisation
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, timpani
 
Lang, Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, marimba, percussion
Teddy Abrams, piano
Paul Kowert, double bass
Johnny Teyssier, bass clarinet
Benjamin Folk, antiphonal brake drums, percussion
Michael Sparhuber, antiphonal brake drums, percussion
 
Manoury, Le Livre des claviers II
Patricia Franceschy, marimba
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, marimba
 
Traditional, Elegua
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, bata drum
Benjamin Folk, bata drum
Sean Hennessey, bata drum (guest artist)
Patricia Franceschy, vocals, percussion
Mari Yoshinaga, vocals, percussion
 
Xenakis, Psappha
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, percussion

Tuesday, May 13 at 5:15 p.m., Field Concert Hall

J. S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in G minor, BWV 1004
Minkyung Sung, viola
 
Chaminade, Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 107
Bile Zhang, flute
Ruoyu Huang, piano

Kuhlau, Trio in G major, Op. 119
Bile Zhang, flute
Maron Khoury, flute
Ruoyu Huang, piano
 
Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit
Haochen Zhang, piano

Tuesday, May 13 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall
Graduation Recital: Patricia Franceschy, timpani and percussion

Cage, Third Construction
Patricia Franceschy, percussion
Matthew Glandorf, percussion (’91)
Benjamin Folk, percussion
Mari Yoshinaga, percussion
 
Carter, Selections from Eight Pieces for Four Timpani
Lang, Anvil Chorus
Patricia Franceschy, percussion
 
Manoury, Le Livre des claviers II
Patricia Franceschy, marimba
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, marimba
 
Takemitsu, Rain Tree
Patricia Franceschy, vibraphone
Benjamin Folk, marimba
Mari Yoshinaga, marimba

Wednesday, May 14 at 5:15 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Brahms, Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Hyo Bi Sim, viola
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
  
Prokofiev, Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Zenas Hsu, violin
Jungeun Kim, piano
  
Sarasate, Navarra
Chan Ho Park, violin
Jeoung-Yin Kim, violin
Kuok-Wai Lio, piano

Wednesday, May 14 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall
Graduation Recital: Johnny Teyssier, clarinet

Abrams, 6th Floor
Johnny Teyssier, clarinet
Josef Špaček, violin
Alexander Hanna, double bass
Harrison Drake Hollingsworth, bassoon
Gabe Globus-Hoenich, drumset
Patricia Franceschy, vibraphone
Teddy Abrams, piano
 
Bernstein, Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms, Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Debussy, Première rapsodie
Johnny Teyssier, clarinet
Teddy Abrams, piano

Mozart, Quintet in A major, K. 581
Johnny Teyssier, clarinet
Joel Link, violin
Erin Schreiber, violin
Marina Thibeault, viola
Camden Shaw, cello

Thursday, May 15 at 5:15 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Chopin, Étude in C major, Op. 10, No. 1
Chopin, Étude in A minor, Op. 10, No. 2
Liszt, Étude d’exécution transcendante No. 5: “Feux follets”
Yen Yu Chen, piano
 
Creston, Fantasy, Op. 42
Samuel Schlosser, trombone
Hugh Sung, piano (’90)
 
Ysaÿe, Sonata in A minor, Op. 27, No. 2, “Obsession”
Ji-Won Song, violin

Thursday, May 15 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall
Graduation Recital: Bronwyn Banerdt, cello, with Kuok-man Lio, piano

J. S. Bach, Sonata No. 1 for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G major, BWV 1027
Beethoven, Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Schnittke, Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano
Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Kuok-man Lio, piano

Christopher Weiss, Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello
Bronwyn Banerdt, cello

Friday, May 16 at 5:15 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Brahms, Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91
Evan Hughes, bass-baritone
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Mikael Eliasen, piano
  
Kurtág, Hommage à R. Sch., Op. 15d
Schumann, Vier Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
Johnny Teyssier, clarinet
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Teddy Abrams, piano
  
Schubert, “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen,” D. 965
Rinnat Moriah, soprano
Johnny Teyssier, clarinet
Mikael Eliasen, piano

The 2008–09 Curtis Student Recital Series will begin on Monday, October 13.

Free admission, first-come-first-served unless otherwise indicated.
Programs and artists are subject to change. Call the Recital Hotline, 215-893-5261, for the most up-to-date information

The Curtis Institute of Music receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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