Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the school year, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

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

Program

Steven VERHELST	Kaleidoscope Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, trombone Delvan Lin, piano Annis Cheuk Lam Ma, viola Elliot Sloss, cello Dimitrios Mattas, double bass Maxence Dauriat, vibraphone
ROSSINI	Concerto in B-flat major Javlon Khayitov, bassoon Delvan Lin, piano
DU PUY	Concerto in E-flat major Diego Peña, bassoon Delvan Lin, piano
	Intermission
SCHUMANN	Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 Hairui Lei, violin Jonathan Okseniuk, violin Soohyurn Lee, viola Chi-Wen Wendy Lu, cello Nathaniel Zhang, piano

Xiuzhang Charlie Cao, from Yantai, China, studying trombone with Nitzan Haroz and Matthew Vaughn, is the Harry L. and Cecilia F. Slavin Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Javlon Khayitov, from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, studying bassoon with Julia Harguindey and Daniel Matsukawa, is the Carrie L. Tolson Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Soohyurn Lee, from Seoul, studying viola with Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Sueyun and Gene Locks Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Hairui Lei, from Shanghai, studying violin with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Pamela Frank, is a Jean J. Sterne 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.

Chi-Wen Wendy Lu, from Taipei, Taiwan, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Florence and Milton Levy Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Jonathan Okseniuk, from Mesa, Ariz., studying violin with Midori, is a Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Diego Peña, from Southlake, Texas, studying bassoon with Julia Harguindey and Daniel Matsukawa, is the Lester Henry Grundy Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

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

Elena Jivaeva, staff pianist