Boston University Music Students Return to Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City
Boston University School of Music’s 2024 performers: (top row, left to right) An-Chi Lin, Andrew Bearden Brown, Zhen Wang, Valentina Pulido Pardo, (bottom row, left to right) Sheng Chan, Yuyeon Lee, and Richard Rivale
Boston University Music Students to Perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City
A select group of music students selected as competition winners will take the stage at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall for a BU Spotlight Concert on January 24, 2024
Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music is proud to announce the Boston University Spotlight 2024 Concert at New York City’s renowned Carnegie Hall on January 24, 2024. The Weill Recital Hall concert features a select group student performers currently enrolled at BU School of Music.
After years of study and months of rehearsals, the select group of talented BU graduate student musicians are traveling from Boston to New York City to perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, where world-class, top tier soloists and performing groups from prestigious musical organizations regularly perform. BU School of Music is proud to recognize graduate student performers Andrew Bearden Brown (CFA’24), Sheng Chan (CFA’25), An-Chi Lin (CFA’25), Yuyeon Lee (CFA’27), Valentina Pulido Pardo (CFA’24), Richard Rivale (CFA’26), and Zhen Wang (CFA’27). Learn more about the annual concert.
The performers, who participated in a multi-stage competition and selection process run by CFA School of Music, are performing works by Henri Vieuxtemps, Jenö Hubay, Enrique Granados, Jake Heggie, Jörg Widmann, and Akira Miyoshi.
“I am immensely proud to showcase the extraordinary talent of our student musicians this year, who embody the highest standards of musical excellence at Boston University College of Fine Arts. Their performance at Carnegie Hall reflects their individual brilliance and the collective dedication to artistic mastery that defines our School of Music,” says Gregory Melchor-Barz, Director of BU School of Music and Professor of Ethnomusicology.
Concert tickets are $10 and can be reserved through the Carnegie Hall website. Visit carnegiehall.org, CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800, or the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th and Seventh.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SPOTLIGHT 2024 CONCERT
Presented by Boston University School of Music
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 • 7:30 – 9pm
LOCATION
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall • 154 W 57th Street
Carnegie Hall is located at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.
Directions & Parking: carnegiehall.org/Visit/Directions-and-Parking
PERFORMERS & PROGRAM
BU graduate students and competition winners Andrew Bearden Brown, Sheng Chan, An-Chi Lin, Yuyeon Lee, Valentina Pulido Pardo, Richard Rivale, and Zhen Wan will perform works by Henri Vieuxtemps, Jenö Hubay, Enrique Granados, Jake Heggie, Jörg Widmann, and Akira Miyoshi.
- Capriccio, Op. Posth. No. 9 / Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881)
- Carmen, Fantasie Brillante, Op. 3 No. 3 / Jenö Hubay (1858-1937)
- Goyescas, Book I. “Los requiebros” / Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
- Friendly Persuasions: Homage to Poulenc / Jake Heggie (b. 1961)
- II. Pierre Bernac (2:00)
- III. Raymonde Linossier (4:15)
- IV. Paul Eluard (2:30)
- Fantasie for Solo Clarinet “Ripple” / Jörg Widmann (b. 1973)
- Ripple / Akira Miyoshi (1933-2013)