Bach, Brahms, and Schubert
Bach, Brahms, and Schubert is a free Curtis student recital presented as part of the Curtis Recital Series, which showcases the work of the institute’s young artists through more than 100 performances each year. The program spans chamber and sonata repertoire, beginning with Bach’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and continuing with cello sonatas by Brahms and Schubert.
When: November 16, 2026
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
Series: Curtis Recital Series
Program: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042, will be performed by Audrey Goodner and Benjamin Beilman on violin, with additional violin and viola players listed as to be announced, Elliot Sloss on cello, and Maggie Carter on double bass. After intermission, Ziyu Zhang and Mark Livshits will perform Brahms’s Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38, for cello and piano. The program concludes with Schubert’s Sonata in A minor, D. 821, known as the “Arpeggione,” performed by Chi-Wen Wendy Lu on cello and a pianist to be announced.
Performers: Student performers are Audrey Goodner, Maggie Carter, Chi-Wen Wendy Lu, Elliot Sloss, and Ziyu Zhang. Benjamin Beilman, a Curtis faculty member and guest artist, performs in the Bach concerto, and Mark Livshits serves as staff pianist. Additional violin, viola, and piano performers are listed as TBA.
Performer background: Double bassist Maggie Carter is from Portland, Oregon, studies with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, and entered Curtis in 2024 as the Samuel and Sarah Fuchs Fellow. Violinist Audrey Goodner, from Reston, Virginia, studies with Benjamin Beilman and entered Curtis in 2024 as the Boris Kiryluk Memorial Fellow. Cellist Chi-Wen Wendy Lu, from Taipei, Taiwan, studies with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley; she entered Curtis in 2024 as the Florence and Milton Levy Fellow. Cellist Elliot Sloss, a 2025 graduate from Toronto, studies with Canellakis, Kendall, Lee, and Wiley and first entered Curtis in 2021 as the Peter King Fellow. Cellist Ziyu Zhang, from Qingdao, China, studies with the same cello faculty and entered Curtis in 2026 as a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow.
Tickets: Free. Admission is complimentary, but advance ticket registration is required.
Intermission: The performance includes an intermission after the Bach concerto.
Program note: The performance program may change or be canceled at the last minute.