Percussion Department Recital
Akiho, Rzewski, and more
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
| Steve REICH |
Mallet Quartet
Maxence Dauriat, percussion |
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| Andy AKIHO |
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Rubén Acuña González, percussion |
| Alejandro VIÑAO |
Book of Grooves
Xiang Ni, percussion |
| Nick DIBERARDINO |
Gossamer
Maxence Dauriat, percussion |
| Paul LANKSY |
Threads
Rubén Acuña González, percussion |
| Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations. |
About the Artists
Pengyu Bao, from Seattle, studying timpani and percussion with Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is the Felix Meyer Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Maxence Dauriat, from Combs-la-Ville, France, studying timpani and percussion with Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is the Richard A. Doran Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Rubén Acuña González, from Tampico, Mexico, studying timpani and percussion with Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is an Edwin B. Garrigues Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.
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.
Elliot Sloss (’25), from Toronto, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Peter King Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.
Zachary Thomas, from Tucson, Ariz., studying timpani and percussion with Ji Su Jung, Don Liuzzi, and Eric Millstein, is the J. Oliver Lewis Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
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- Date May 1, 2026
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Curtis Institute of Music, Gould Rehearsal Hall
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Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.
