Shostakovich, Saariaho, and Enesco

  • Student Recital, Free
  • Apr 20, 2026 @ 7:30 p.m.

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

SHOSTAKOVICH Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

Anaïs Feller, violin
Audrey Goodner, violin
Yunji Jang, viola
Jonah Kernis, cello
Nathaniel Zhang, piano

Kaija SAARIAHO Lullaby

TaeYeon Kim, cello

SUK Ballade, Op. 3

TaeYeon Kim, cello
Mark Livshits, piano

Intermission
ENESCO Octet, Op. 7

Hannah Tam, violin
Himari Yoshida, violin
Boha Moon, violin
Sameer Agrawal, violin
Emad Zolfaghari, viola
Samuel Tatsuki, viola
Laura Navasardian, cello
Carson Ling-Efird, cello

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

About the Artists

Sameer Agrawal, from Chicago, studying violin with Midori, is a Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Annis Cheuk Lam Ma, from Hong Kong, studying viola with Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Bernice and Howard Levinson Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Anaïs Feller, from San Diego, studying violin with Midori and Erin Keefe, is the Tobe Amsterdam Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Audrey Goodner, from Reston, Va., studying violin with Benjamin Beilman, is the Boris Kyrulik Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Emmalena Huning, from Perth, Australia, studying violin with Benjamin Beilman and Erin Keefe, is the Yvonne Druian 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.

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.

TaeYeon Kim, from Seoul, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Jacqueline du Pré Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Na Hyun Della Kyun, from Seoul, studying violin with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Benjamin Beilman, is a Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

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

Carson Ling-Efird, from Seattle, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Arthur and Hilda Stander Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Laura Navasardian, from New York City, studying cello with Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the William A. Loeb Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

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.

Hannah Tam, from Hong Kong, studying violin with Benjamin Beilman and Ida Kavafian, is a Demeng Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2018.

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.

Nathaniel Zhang, from Folsom, Calif., studying piano with Michelle Cann and Robert McDonald, is the Gay Elliot Scott Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Emad Zolfaghari, from Oakville, Ontario, studying viola with Roberto Díaz and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams Jr. Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021.

Mark Livshits, staff pianist

    • Date Apr 20, 2026
    • Time 7:30 p.m.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
  • Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.