Friday, March 12-Sunday, March 21

Friday, March 12 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Barber Nocturne, Op. 33 (“Homage to John Field”)
Messiaen Préludes for Piano
Prokofiev Toccata, Op. 11
Yen Yu Chen, piano

Beethoven Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Ruokai Chen, clarinet
William Short, bassoon
Corey Klein, horn
Bryan A. Lee, violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Carter Brey, cello
Derek Zadinsky, double bass

Saturday, March 13 at 8 p.m., Longwood Gardens Ballroom, Kennett Square, Pa.

Curtis On Tour

See Wednesday, March 10, Curtis On Tour, for repertoire details.

Tickets: $34–40, includes Gardens admission;(215) 893-1999

Preconcert event: Flavorful Notes, featuring cuisine from Longwood Executive Chef Joe Labombarda
Tickets: $36; (215) 893-1999

Sunday, March 14 at 1 p.m., Longwood Gardens Ballroom, Kennett Square, Pa.

Graduation Recital—Rebekah Daley, Corey Klein, and Courtney Prizrenac, horn

Gounod Selections from Six Mélodies
Saint-Saëns Morceau de concert, Op. 94
Courtney Prizrenac, horn
Jungeun Kim, piano

Messiaen “Appel interstellaire” from Des canyons aux étoiles
Salonen Concert étude
Corey Klein, horn

Mozart Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407
Rebekah Daley, horn
Bryan A. Lee, violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Joel Link, viola
Camden Shaw, cello

Free with Gardens admission ($16); tickets: (610) 388-5200

Monday, March 15 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Kodály Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Maia Cabeza, violin
John-Henry Crawford, cello

Ravel Sonata for Violin and Piano (1927)
Nikki Chooi, violin
Vivian Cheng, piano

Tuesday, March 16 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Guest Recital—Leon McCawley, piano (’95)

Barber Excursions, Op. 20
Barber Nocturne, Op. 33 (“Homage to John Field”)
Barber Sonata for Piano, Op. 26
Chopin Four Mazurkas, Op. 6
Chopin Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Chopin Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1

Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m., Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center

Curtis Opera Theatre: Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber (SOLD OUT)

Presented by Kimmel Center Presents in association with the Opera Company of Philadelphia
George Manahan, conductor
Chas Rader-Shieber, stage director

Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English
Funded in part by The Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage, through the Philadelphia Music Project,
and The William Penn Foundation

Wednesday, March 17 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Graduation Recital—Camden Shaw, cello, with Lio Kuokman, piano

Barber Sonata, Op. 6
Beethoven Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
Chopin Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3
Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Camden Shaw, cello
Lio Kuokman, piano (Conducting ’09)

Ligeti Sonata
Camden Shaw, cello

Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m., Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center

Curtis Opera Theatre: Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber (SOLD OUT)

See Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. for details.

Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m., Field Concert Hall

Graduation Recital—Masha Popova, flute

J. S. Bach Sonata in E major, BWV 1035
Widor Suite, Op. 34
Masha Popova, flute
Lio Kuokman, piano (Conducting ’09)

Martin Ballade for Flute and Orchestra
Masha Popova, flute
Curtis Chamber Ensemble
Lio Kuokman, conductor (’09)

Mozart Quartet in D major, K. 285
Masha Popova, flute
Maia Cabeza, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Jeong Hyoun Lee, cello

Villa-Lobos Assobio a jato (The Jet Whistle)
Masha Popova, flute
Nathan Vickery, cello

Sunday, March 21 at 1 p.m., Longwood Gardens Ballroom, Kennett Square, Pa.

Graduation Recital—Blake Hinson, double bass

Bottesini Gran duo concertante
Dayna Kristie Anderson, violin
Blake Hinson, double bass
Jungeun Kim, piano

Brahms Sonata No. 1 in E minor for Cello, Op. 38
Haydn Divertimento in D major, arranged by Edgar Meyer
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte for Piano
Blake Hinson, double bass
Jungeun Kim, piano

Meyer Third movement from Amalgamations
Blake Hinson, double bass

Free with Gardens admission ($16); tickets: (610) 388-5200

Sunday, March 21 at 2:30 p.m., Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center

Curtis Opera Theatre: Antony and Cleopatra by Samuel Barber (SOLD OUT)

See Wednesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. for details.

Next Week

No recitals for the next two weeks, due to spring break. The Student Recital Series resumes on Monday, April 5 at 5:15 and 8 p.m. The next issue of “This Week at Curtis” will be available on Thursday, April 1.

The Curtis Institute of Music receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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