Name: Bottesini, Coulthard, and Tchaikovsky
Start: 2025-02-24T19:30-05:00
Location: Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall

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

BACH	Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 Yizilin Liang, viola
BOTTESINI	Elegy in D major
	Fantasy on Bellini's La sonnambula Gavin Hardy, double bass Thomas Weaver, piano
COULTHARD	Sonata Ben Price, oboe Mark Livshits, piano
	Intermission
VIEUXTEMPS	Elegy for Viola and Piano, Op. 30 Emad Zolfaghari, viola Elena Jivaeva, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY	Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Kwanyun Loo, cello Mark Livshits, piano

Gavin Hardy, from Winston-Salem, N.C., a student of Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Yizilin Liang, from Zhejiang, China, a student of Roberto Díaz and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Bok Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2020.

Kwanyun Loo, from Cherry Hill, N.J., a student of Gary Hoffman and Peter Wiley, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Ben Price, from Portland, Ore., a student of Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the Anderson and Daria Pew Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Emad Zolfaghari, from Oakville, Ontario, a student of Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams Jr. Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021.

Thomas Weaver, faculty

Mark Livshits, staff pianist

Elena Jivaeva, staff pianist