Alumni Recital Series
2009-10 Season
About the Alumni Recital Series

2009-10 SEASON

Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Juliette Kang, violin ('91)
Natalie Zhu, piano ('97)
Thomas Kraines, cello ('92)

First associate concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Juliette Kang ('91) enjoys a varied and active career. She has appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco and Baltimore symphonies and l'Orchestre National de France, and was gold medalist of the 1994 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Ms. Kang is joined by Natalie Zhu ('97) and Thomas Kraines ('92).

SCHUBERT Sonata in A minor, D. 385
MENDELSSOHN Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
TOCH Divertimento, Op. 37, No. 1
BARTOK Sonata for Solo Violin

Sunday, January 24 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Jasmine Lin, violin ('98)
Wendy Warner, cello ('93)
Meng-Chieh Liu, piano ('93)

Three charismatic soloists join forces for an exciting afternoon of Romantic chamber music: Jasmine Lin, a violinist of “virtuosic abandon” (New York Times); cellist and Rostropovich Competition winner Wendy Warner; and pianist Meng-Chieh Liu, winner of the 2002 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

TCHAIKOVSKY Trio in A minor, Op. 50
DVOŘÁK Trio No. 3 in F minor

Sunday, February 28 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Zachary DePue, violin ('02)
Nicolas Kendall, violin ('01)
Ranaan Meyer, double bass ('03)

Time for Three transcends traditional classification, with elements of classical, country western, gypsy, and jazz idioms forming a blend all its own. Zachary DePue ('02), Nicolas Kendall ('01), and Ranaan Meyer ('03) played together for fun while students at Curtis, shaping their mutual passion for improvisation, composing, and arranging. The ultimate result: a charismatic ensemble with a reputation for limitless enthusiasm and no musical boundaries.

Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Michael Schade, tenor ('90)

Michael Schade ('90) performs frequently in the world's great opera houses. In recent seasons he has been featured in leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna Staatsoper, and the Salzburg Festival. As a recitalist Mr. Schade has appeared at La Scala, in Vienna's Musikverein, in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and in New York's Carnegie Hall. He has appeared in concert with the Berlin, Vienna, New York, and Los Angeles philharmonics; the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras; and the San Francisco, Montreal, and Toronto symphony orchestras. Mr. Schade collaborates with Mikael Eliasen, artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre, in an all-Schubert recital. Mr. Schade appears by permission of the Metropolitan Opera.

Single tickets: $28 [order]

ABOUT THE ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES
Distinguished alumni return to Curtis for benefit performances on the Alumni Recital Series. The series is copresented by Curtis and the Alumni Society of Greater Philadelphia, and the proceeds support the next generation of Curtis musicians.

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