Bowen, Brahms, and more

Bowen, Brahms, and more is a Curtis Recital Series student performance showcasing young artists from the Curtis Institute of Music. The program pairs two works for viola and piano by Bowen and Coates with Brahms’s Cello Sonata No. 1, performed by Curtis students and available for livestream viewing.

The recital is part of a series presenting more than 100 performances each year and reflecting Curtis’s learn-by-doing approach. Programs may change or be canceled at the last minute.

When: November 13, 2026

Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Venue: Field Concert Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music

Format: In-person performance with livestream availability

Program: York Bowen’s Sonata No. 1, Op. 18, performed by Hanna Jang on viola and Delvan Lin on piano; Eric Coates’s “First Meeting (Souvenir),” also performed by Jang and Lin; and Johannes Brahms’s Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38, performed by Eiline Tai on cello and Lin on piano. An intermission separates the Coates and Brahms works.

Performers: Hanna Jang is a violist from South Korea who studies with Roberto Díaz, Edward Gazouleas, and Teng Li. She is the Jean J. Sterne Fellow and began studying at Curtis in 2025. Delvan Lin, a pianist from Auckland, New Zealand, is the Eleanor and Vladimir Sokoloff Fellow in Piano Chamber Music and entered Curtis in 2023. Eiline Tai, a cellist from Irvine, California, studies with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley. She is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2026.

Tickets: Admission is complimentary, but advance ticket registration is required.

Program note: The performance program is subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.