Alan Liu, guitar

  • Graduation Recital
  • May 2, 2022 @ 8:00 P.M.

After years of study, members of the class of 2022 share their talents and passion through a final graduation recital. Admission requires advance reservation and is complimentary. Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

A livestream of the performance will also be available on Curtis’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

Program

J.S BACH Suite in G minor, BWV 995

Prélude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gavotte
Gigue

MATIEGKA Variazionen über "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," Op. 7
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Capriccio diabolico, Op. 85

Alan Liu, guitar

INTERMISSION
RODRIGO Tiento Antiguo
BOGDANOVIC Prelude and Toccata
BARRIOS MANGORÉ Un Sueño en la Floresta
JOHANSON Open Up Your Ears
COSTE Fantasie dramatique "Le départ," Op. 31

Alan Liu, guitar

About the Performers

Alan Liu, from Xi’an, China, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2018 and studies guitar with David Starobin and Jason Vieaux. All students at Curtis receive merit-based, full-tuition scholarships, and Mr. Liu is the Gene and Jean Stark Annual Fellow.

Mr. Liu was named one of 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30 in 2016. He won first prize at the 2016 Canadian National Music Competition, the 2015 Northwest Guitar Festival Adult Competition, the 2014 GFA International Youth Competition (Junior Division), and the 2014 Guitare Montreal International Youth Competition. He was also a finalist and prize-winner at the 2014 Michele Pittaluga International Youth Guitar Competition and the 2015 Parkening International Young Guitarist Competition.

Mr. Liu has performed in Canada, the United States, and China, including concerto performances with the Vancouver Symphony and Prince George Symphony. He has appeared as a featured artist at the Montreal International Guitar Festival and the QinLing International Guitar Festival.

Mr. Liu began studying guitar and piano at age five. His other teachers have included Daniel Bolshoy, Ping Jin, Michael Partington, and Xia Yang.

Special Thanks

The Edith L. and Robert Prostkoff Memorial Concert Series. The Curtis Institute of Music receives funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.

    • Date May 2, 2022
    • Time 8:00 P.M.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall