Emad Zolfaghari, viola

  • Graduation Recital, Broadcast, Free
  • Apr 8, 2026 @ 7:30 p.m.

Bach, Paganini, and more

Experience the extraordinary talents of our students as they take the stage for their final graduation recitals. Watch a live broadcast of this performance and other student recitals on YouTube.

Program

BACH Prelude, from Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012

Emad Zolfaghari, viola

BAX Sonata

Emad Zolfaghari, viola
Thomas Weaver, piano

PAGANINI
arr. PRIMROSE
“La campanella” from Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7

Emad Zolfaghari, viola

Intermission
BOWEN Fantasie Quartet

Emad Zolfaghari, viola
Hanna Jang, viola
Samuel Tatsuki, viola
Yunji Jang, viola

Garth KNOX Viola Spaces

Emad Zolfaghari, viola

BOWEN Phantasy, Op. 54

Emad Zolfaghari, viola
Thomas Weaver, piano

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

About the Artists

Emad Zolfaghari, from Oakville, Ontario, studying viola with Roberto Díaz and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams Jr. Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021. 

Hanna Jang, from Korea, studying viola with Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is a Jean J. Sterne Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025. 

Yunji Jang, from Seoul, studying viola with Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Dorothy J. del Bueno Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024. 

Samuel Tatsuki, from Arcadia, Calif., studying viola with Roberto Díaz and Edward Gazouleas, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025. 

Thomas Weaver, faculty and interim associate chair of musical studies

    • Date Apr 8, 2026
    • Time 7:30 p.m.
    • Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
  • Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.