Michael Shaham, violin
Graduation recitals display the skill and passion of Curtis Institute of Music students on the cusp of professional musicianship. Members of the current class will share the breadth of their talent through a culminating graduation recital. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.
This performance will be broadcast live on Curtis’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.
PROGRAM
| MOZART |
Divertimento No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 287 (271h)
Michael Shaham, violin |
|---|---|
| PROKOFIEV |
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Michael Shaham, violin |
| INTERMISSION | |
| DVOŘÁK |
Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Michael Shaham, violin |
| BRAHMS |
Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Michael Shaham, violin |
About the Performers
Michael Shaham, from Ra’anana, Israel, a student of Shmuel Ashkenasi and Ida Kavafian, is the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2019.
Sumin Kim, from Seoul, a student of Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Edna Harkness Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2017.
Na Hyun Della Kyun, from Seoul, a student of Shmuel Ashkenasi and Benjamin Beilman, is the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Ania Lewis, from Cleveland, a student of Gary Hoffman and Peter Wiley, is the Gie and Lisa Liem Fellow and entered Curtis in 2021.
Zach Hoi Leong Cheong (‘23), from Hong Kong and Macau, a former student of Robert McDonald, held the Robert Ehrman Fellowship and entered Curtis in 2018.
William Yang (‘23), from Eden Prairie, Minn., a former student of Robert McDonald, held the William A. Horn, M.D. Fellowship and entered Curtis in 2019.
Yoni Levyatov, staff pianist