Beethoven and more

  • Student Recital, Free
  • May 12, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m.

Curtis Recital Series

Experience the remarkable talent of today’s great young artists through captivating recital performances. The Curtis Recital Series—featuring more than 100 performances each year—brings the school’s learn-by-doing philosophy to life.

Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

Program

BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18

Zhiyuan Qian, violin
Jingheng Zhang, violin
Bailin Jian, viola
Kwanyun Loo, cello

BRAHMS Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111

Zhiquan Qian, violin
Jieon Park, violin
Yunji Jang, viola
Samuel Tatsuki, viola
Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, cello

Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

About the Artists

Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, from San Antonio, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Jeanette S. Epstein Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Yunji Jang, from Seoul, studying viola with Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Dorothy J. del Bueno Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Bailin Jian, from Beijing, studying viola with Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Kwanyun Loo, from Cherry Hill, N.J., studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, and Peter Wiley, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Jieon Park, from Seoul, studying violin with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Ida Kavafian, is a Milka Violin Artist Fellow and entered Curtis in 2016.

Samuel Tatsuki, from Arcadia, Calif., studying viola with Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Zhiyuan Qian, from Shanghai, studying violin with Erin Keefe, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Jingheng Zhang, guest artist

    • Date May 12, 2026
    • Time 5:00 p.m.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall