Bassoonist Asha Kline Wins 2022 Matthew Ruggiero Woodwind Competition for Bassoon

January 27, 2023

Curtis is proud to congratulate bassoon student Asha Kline, who recently won the 2022 Matthew Ruggiero International Woodwind Competition for Bassoon. The vote of five independent international judges followed three elimination rounds for this entirely online, video-based competition for which the Boston Woodwind Society received more than 40 applications from around the world. To read the announcement click HERE, and to learn more about BWS and the competition, click HERE.

Asha Kline, from Ellicott City, Md., entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2020 and studies bassoon with Daniel Matsukawa. All students at Curtis receive merit-based, full-tuition scholarships, and Ms. Kline is the David H. Springman Memorial Fellow.

To learn more about Ms. Kline, read her “Meet the Students” profile HERE.

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