Diego Peña, bassoon

  • Graduation Recital, Broadcast, Free
  • May 8, 2026 @ 7:30 p.m.

Experience the extraordinary talents of our students as they take the stage for their final graduation recitals. Watch a live broadcast of this performance and other student recitals on YouTube.

Program

DUBOIS Sonatine-Tango

Diego Peña, bassoon
Preston Atkins, piano

BUSSER Portuguesa, Op. 106

Diego Peña, bassoon
Preston Atkins, piano

ODERMATT Réminiscences, Op. 25

Diego Peña, bassoon
Delvan Lin, piano

Intermission
KOSHINSKI Get It!

Diego Peña, bassoon
Xiang Ni, percussion

DEVIENNE Quartet in G minor, Op. 73, No. 3

Diego Peña, bassoon
Bade Dastan, violin
Yunji Jang, viola
Ania Lewis, cello

VANHAL Double Concerto in F major

Diego Peña, bassoon
Preston Atkins, bassoon
Delvan Lin, piano

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

About the Artists

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

Bade Dastan, from Waterloo, Belgium, studying violin with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Pamela Frank, is a Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

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.

Ania Lewis (’25), from Cleveland, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Gie and Lisa Liem Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.

Delvan Lin, from Auckland, New Zealand, studying piano with Michelle Cann, is the Karolyn Kirksey Holler Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Xiang Ni, from Jiangsu, China, studying timpani and percussion with Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Preston Atkins, guest artist

    • Date May 8, 2026
    • Time 7:30 p.m.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
  • Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.