Concert Program
BERNSTEIN Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
(1918-1990) Grazioso—Un poco più mosso
Andantino—Vivace e leggiero
POULENC Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101
(1913-1976) La dame d’André
Dans l’herbe
Il vole
Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
Violon
Fleurs ​
INTERMISSION
SCHUBERT “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen” (“The Shepherd on the Rock”), (1797-1828) D. 965
RENE ORTH “Death Is Nothing At All”
(b.1985)
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BRUCH. Eight Pieces, Op. 83 (selections)
(1838-1920) Andante con moto
Rumänische Melodie: Andante
Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
Nachtgesang: Andante con moto
Allegro agitato
ROBERTO DIAZ, viola
ADRIAN ZARAGOZA, piano
TZU-YI YU, clarinet
JULIETTE TACCHINO, soprano
Artists
CURTIS ON TOUR
At the Curtis Institute of Music, the world’s most talented young musicians develop into exceptional artists, creators, and innovators. With a tuition-free foundation, Curtis is a unique environment for
teaching and learning. Curtis is a small school by design, where students realize their artistic potential through intensive, individualized study with the most renowned, sought-after faculty.
Animated by a learn-by-doing philosophy, Curtis students share their music with audiences through more than 100 performances each year, including solo and chamber recitals, orchestral concerts, and opera—all free or at an affordable cost—offering audiences unique opportunities to participate in pivotal moments in these young musicians’ careers. In addition to a wealth of performance opportunities, Curtis
students experience a close connection to the greatest artists and organizations in classical music, and innovative initiatives that integrate new technologies and encourage entrepreneurship—all within an
historic campus in the heart of culturally rich Philadelphia.
In this diverse, collaborative community, Curtis’s extraordinary artists challenge, support, and inspire one another—continuing an unparalleled 100-year legacy of musicians who have led, and will lead, classical music into a thriving, equitable, and multidimensional future. Learn more at Curtis.edu.
ROBERTO DIAZ
A violist of international reputation, Roberto Díaz (’84) is president and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music, following in the footsteps of renowned soloist/directors such as Josef Hofmann, Efrem Zimbalist, and Rudolf Serkin.
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As a soloist, Mr. Díaz collaborates with leading conductors of our time on stages throughout the world. He has also worked directly with important 20th- and 21st-century composers, including Krzysztof Penderecki—whose viola concerto he has performed numerous times with the composer on the podium and whose double concerto he premiered in the United States—as well as Edison Denisov, Jennifer Higdon, Ricardo Lorenz, and Roberto Sierra.