Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the school year, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

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

Program

MOZART	Serenade in C minor, K. 388 Izaiah Cheeran, oboe Katherine Needleman, oboe Hyein Oh, clarinet Alexander Erlich-Herzog, clarinet Elizabeth Crafton, horn Kathryn Jarmulowicz, horn Diego Peña, bassoon Javlon Khayitov, bassoon
KODÁLY	Duo, Op. 7 Hyun Jae Lim, violin Joan Herget, cello
	Intermission
MCKEE	Iron Horse Noah Bender, trumpet Dasara Beta, trumpet Henry Friedman, horn Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone Christian Jeon, tuba
FRANCK	Sonata in A major Kei Saotome, violin TBD, piano

Noah Bender, from Trussville, Ala., studying trumpet with Conrad Jones and Michael Sachs, is the Ralph Berkowitz Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Dasara Beta, from Cleveland, studying trumpet with Conrad Jones and Michael Sachs, is the Mary Louise Curtis Bok Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, from Yantai, China, studying trombone with Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, is the Harry L. and Cecilia F. Slavin Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Izaiah Cheeran, from Apple Valley, Minn., studying oboe with Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Elizabeth Crafton, from Savannah, Ga., studying horn with Jeffrey Lang and Jennifer Montone, is the Robert Montgomery Scott Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Alexander Erlich-Herzog, from Concord, Mass., studying clarinet with Anthony McGill and YaoGuang Zhai, is the Arlene and Irving Tashlick Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Henry Friedman, from Fairfield, Conn., studying horn with Jeffrey Lang and Jennifer Montone, is the Allerton Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Joan Herget, from Calgary, Alberta, studying cello with Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Carol Coe Conway Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Kathryn Jarmulowicz, from Minneapolis, studying horn with Jeffrey Lang and Jennifer Montone, is the Abigail Rebecca Zubrow Cohen Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Christian Jeon, from Louisville, Ky., studying tuba with Craig Knox and Paul Krzywicki, is the Dr. Bong S. Lee Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Javlon Khayitov, from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, studying bassoon with Julia Harguindey and Daniel Matsukawa, is the Carrie L. Tolson Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Hyun Jae Lim, from Seoul, studying violin with Midori, is the Carol S. and Howard L. Lidz Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Hyein Oh, from Seoul, studying clarinet with Anthony McGill and YaoGuang Zhai, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Diego Peña, from Southlake, Texas, studying bassoon with Julia Harguindey and Daniel Matsukawa, is the Lester Henry Grundy Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Kei Saotome, from Tokyo, studying violin with Erin Keefe, is the Shaun F. O’Malley Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Katherine Needleman (Oboe ’99), faculty