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  • April 30

    11:00 AM
    Student Recital: Zhengnan Zhu
    Thursday, April 30, 11:00 AM EDT

    Student Recital

    Zhengnan Zhu, piano

     

    Program:

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in C Major, K. 330

    Frédéric Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op. 23

    Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op. 28

    Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”

    Franz Liszt Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin
    6:00 PM
    Student Recital: Kira Cervi
    Thursday, April 30, 6:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Kira Cervi, soprano

    Billie Miller, piano

    Lisa Stein, cello

     

    Program:

    Igor Stravinsky Pastorale

    Clara Schumann Two Clara Schumann Songs

    Maurice Ravel Vocalise-Étude (En forme de Habanera)

    Ottorino Respighi Two Respighi Songs

    André Previn Vocalise

    Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

    Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915

    Benjamin Britten The trees they grow so high

    Robert Frankenberry Fighting Words

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin Soprano Cello
    8:30 PM
    Student Recital: Alexio Ciorra
    Thursday, April 30, 8:30 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Alexio Ciorra, double bass

    Rodrigo Orjeda, piano 

     

    Program:

    Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 Johann Sebastian Bach

    Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821 Franz Schubert

    Concerto No. 2 in B Minor Giovanni Bottesini

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    1 hr 30 min
    Piano Bass Violin Cello Double Bass
  • May 01

    4:30 PM
    Harp Chamber Recital
    Friday, May 1, 4:30 PM EDT

    Harp Chamber Recital

     

    Program: TBA


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    1 hr 30 min
    Violin
    6:30 PM
    Student Recital: Kitty Strakna
    Friday, May 1, 6:30 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Kitty Strakna, mezzo-soprano

    Billie Miller, piano

     

    Program:

    Hector Berlioz Les nuits d’été, H. 81 

    Ottorino Respighi Il tramonto 

    Mieczysław Weinberg Biblia Cygańska 

    Karol Szymanowski Lecioły zórasie 

    Mieczysław Karłowicz Mów do mnie jeszcze 

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    1 hr 30 min
    Piano Violin Soprano Mezzo-Soprano
    7:00 PM
    Student Recital: Sasha Hommes
    Friday, May 1, 7:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Sasha Hommes, violin

    Sung Im Kim, piano

     

    Program:

    Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 21 in E minor

    César Franck Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major

    Fritz Kreisler Schӧn Rosmarin

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin
    8:30 PM
    Student Recital: Amy Gilbert
    Friday, May 1, 8:30 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Amy Gilbert, violin

    Billie Miller, piano

     

    Program:

    Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001

    Josef Suk Píseň Lásky (Love Song)

    Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op. 45

    Édouard Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin
  • May 02

    1:00 PM
    Student Recital: Xiaochun Zhang
    Saturday, May 2, 1:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Xiaochun Zhang, piano

     

    Program:

    The Well-Tempered Clavier Johann Sebastian Bach

    Étude, Op. 10, No. 1 Frédéric Chopin

    Étude-tableau, Op. 33, No. 7 in E-flat Major Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Basso Ostinato Rodion Shchedrin

    Piano Sonata (“Les Adieux”) Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514 Franz Liszt

    Three Sketches of Southern Shaanxi Zhao Ji Ping

     
     

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Bass Violin
    4:00 PM
    Harp Studio Recital
    Saturday, May 2, 4:00 PM EDT

    Harp Studio Recital

     

    Program: TBA


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Violin
    7:30 PM
    Student Chamber Recital
    Saturday, May 2, 7:30 PM EDT

    Student Chamber Recital

    Lisa Stein, mezzo-soprano

    Rachel Boll, cello

    Kate Denman, piano

     

    Program:

    Libby Larsen Beloved, Thou Hast Brought Me Many Flowers

    Jake Heggie What Lips My Lips Have Kissed

    Amelia Brey Wounds for Souls

    Jake Heggie The Work at Hand

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Cello
  • May 03

    9:30 AM
    Student Recital: Satchi Kanashiro
    Sunday, May 3, 9:30 AM EDT

    Student Recital

    Satchi Kanashiro, violin

    Billie Miller, piano

     

    Program:

    Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D Major, Op.94a

    Astor Piazzolla Histoire du tango

    Richard Danielpour As Night falls on Barjeantane

    Camille Saint-Saens Violin Sonata No. 1 in d minor, Op. 75

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin
    1:00 PM
    Student Recital: Jenny Li
    Sunday, May 3, 1:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Jenny Li, harp

    Viviana Antonio, cello

    Grace Kikuchi, harp

     

    Program:

    Marcel Tournier Deuxieme Fantaisie de Concert

    Paul Hindemith Sonata for Harp

    Henriette Renié Pièce Symphonique

    Jacob Beranek Suite for Harp and Cello

    Gary Schocker Better than One

    Johannes Brahms Intermezzo A major op. 118 no. 2

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Violin Cello
    7:00 PM
    Student Recital: Conner McGee
    Sunday, May 3, 7:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Conner McGee, guitar

     

    Program:

    Heitor Villa-Lobos Cinq Préludes

    Fryderyk Chopin Prelude No. 20 (arr. Tarrega)

    Dionisio Aguado Estudio No. 6

    Joseph Haydn Andante (String Quartet No. 2) (arr. Tarrega)

    J.S Bach Bourrée (Violin Partita in B Minor) (arr. Tarrega)

    Francisco Tárrega Lágrima

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    1 hr 30 min
    Violin
  • May 04

    11:00 AM
    Student Recital: Grace Kikuchi
    Monday, May 4, 11:00 AM EDT

    Student Recital

     

    Grace Kikuchi, harp

    Currently in her second year of her Masters of Music at Carnegie , Grace Kikuchi is studying with Gretchen Van Hoesen, principal harpist of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Previously, she received her Bachelor of Music majoring in Harp Performance at the Queensland Conservatorium and studied with both Sayo and Sebastien Lipman as well as Jill Atkinson. Recently, Grace was the graduate winner of the 2025 CMU Philharmonic Soloist Competition, and her duo Le Lys won PCS in 2026.

     

    Program:

    Rhapsodie pour la harpe, Op. 10 Marcel Grandjany

    Largo from Violin Sonata No. 3, BWV 1005 J. S. Bach

    Spanish Dance No. 1 (from La Vida Breve) Manuel de Falla

    Better than One Gary Schocker

    Cambria No. 2 John Thomas

    Petite Suite Claude Debussy

    The Moldau, Op. 43 Bedřich Smetana

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Violin Symphony Orchestra
    1:00 PM
    Student Recital: John Humphreys
    Monday, May 4, 1:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    John Humphreys, bass trombone

     

    Program:

    TBA

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Trombone Bass Violin
    3:00 PM
    Student Recital: Rachael Kwa
    Monday, May 4, 3:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Rachael Kwa, violin

    Billie Miller, piano

    Evie Parke, lighting design

     

    Program:

    Andrew Norman Sabina

    Amy Beach Romance, Op. 23

    Francis Poulenc Sonate pour violon et piano, FP 119

    Gabriel Fauré Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1

    Clara Iannotta dead wasps in the jam-jar (i)

    Reena Esmail Drishti दृष्टि

    Hildegard von Bingen/Olivia Marckx Improvisation on O Virtus Sapientiae

    Arvo Pärt Fratres

    Olivier Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin
    5:30 PM
    Student Recital: Aria Messina
    Monday, May 4, 5:30 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Aria Messina, violin

     

    Program:

    Ludwig Van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2

    Mikey Donica Yossarian

    Gabriel Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13

    Fritz Kreisler Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Violin
    8:00 PM
    Student Recital: Spencer Stover
    Monday, May 4, 8:00 PM EDT

    Student Recital

    Spencer Stover, violin

     

    Program:

    Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor

    Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No. 1 for Solo Violin

    Béla Bartók Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano

    Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No 3. in C minor

     


    Cost:
    Free and open to the public; No tickets required. 

    Tickets:

    2 hr
    Piano Violin