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Start: 2026-11-18T19:30:00
Location: Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall

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

POULENC	Sextet Emily DeNucci, flute Izaiah Cheeran, oboe Tzu-Yi Yu, clarinet Ella Jackson, bassoon Elizabeth Crafton, horn Eunseo Yoo, piano
RACHMANINOFF	Trio élégiaque in G minor Bade Dastan, violin Roman-Olivier Gray, cello Adrian Zaragoza, piano
	Intermission
BONDS	Three Dream Portraits Devin O'Brien, double bass Thomas Weaver, piano
BERNSTEIN	“Somewhere,” from West Side Story Devin O'Brien, double bass Thomas Weaver, piano
MOZART	Sonata in E minor, K. 304 Devin O'Brien, double bass Thomas Weaver, piano
GRIEG	Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 Huei-Chiao Christina Yang, violin Delvan Lin, piano
	Please Note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

Maggie Carter, from Portland, Ore., studying double bass with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, is the Saumuel and Sarah Fuchs Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

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.

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

Emily DeNucci, from Somers, Conn., studying flute with Jeffrey Khaner and Chelsea Knox, is the Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Romain-Olivier Gray, from Québec City and Woodbridge, Va., studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Maurice Gendron Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Ella Jackson, from Houston, studying bassoon with Julia Harguindey and Daniel Matsukawa, is the William Curtis Bok Bassoon Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Delvan Lin (’26), from Aukland, New Zealand, is the Eleanor and Vladimir Sokoloff Fellow in Piano Chamber Music and first entered Curtis in 2023.

Devin O’Brien, from Atlanta, studying double bass with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, is the Thomas and Patricia Vernon Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Huei-Chiao Christina Yang, from Taipei, Taiwan, studying violin with Ida Kavafian and Pamela Frank, is the Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams Jr. Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Eunseo Yoo, from Seoul, studying piano with Robert McDonald, is the Edna Harkness Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Tzu-Yi Yu, from Taoyuan City, Taiwan, studying clarinet with Anthony McGill and YaoGuang Zhai, is the Valerija and Ladislaus Medveckis Fellow 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.

Thomas Weaver, staff pianist

- Date Nov 18, 2026
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
Tickets
Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.