Janácek, Chopin, and Schumann
Curtis Recital Series
Discover 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.
Program
| JANÁCEK |
In the Mists
Adrian Zaragoza, piano |
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| CHOPIN |
Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Jonah Kernis, cello |
| Intermission | |
| SCHUMANN |
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Eugene Zhang, double bass |
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Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Yiyang Hou, violin |
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| Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations. |
About the Artists
Yiyang Hou, from Shanghai, studying violin with Benjamin Beilman and Ida Kavafian, is the Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Jonah Kernis, from New York City, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Charles and Judith Freyer Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.
Sooeon Kim, from Korea, studying violin with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Pamela Frank, is the Martin and Sarah Taylor Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Dillon Scott, from Lansdale, Pa., studying viola with Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is the Mark E. Rubenstein Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Nachuan Tao, from Xiamen, China, studying piano with Ignat Solzhenitsyn, is the Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Fellow in Piano and entered Curtis in 2022.
Adrian Zaragoza, from Davis, Calif., studying piano with Michelle Cann, is the William A. Horn, M.D. Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Eugene Zhang, from Toronto, studying double bass with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, is the Albert M. Greenfield Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.
Mark Livshits, staff pianist
Camden Shaw (Cello ’10, ’11), chamber music faculty
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- Date Mar 24, 2026
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
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Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.
