Piano Department Recital
Department Recital
Program
Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.
Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Gavotte I
VI. Gavotte II
VII. Gigue
Cesonia Da Rosa, BM ‘26
Student of Yoshikazu Nagai
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
Fazil Say: Paganini Variations for Piano (1988)
Yifu Xu, BM ‘24
Student of Corey McVicar
- Intermission -
F. Chopin: Four Mazurkas
I. F-sharp Minor
II. C-sharp Minor
III. E Major
IV. E-flat Minor
Hanwen Wang, AC ‘25
Student of Sharon Mann
Florence Price: Clouds & Summer Moon
Yuki Yokota, AC ‘25
Student of Awadagin Pratt
Carl Vine: Piano Sonata No. 1
I. –
II. Leggiero e legato
Chenxi Zhao, BM ‘24
Student of Corey McVicar
Piano
Yoshikazu Nagai
About SFCM's Piano Department
SFCM pianists study in a focused, energized, and supportive environment. Artist-teachers with a wealth of international performing experience provide close instruction and mentorship to an exclusive group of fewer than 50 students. Performance opportunities within the Conservatory and around San Francisco help prepare students for a career at the highest professional level. Students also have the chance to enter a yearly concerto competition, the winner of which performs with the Conservatory Orchestra. Interdepartmental collaboration, guest artist residencies, and master classes round out a transformative piano education. Recent guest artists include Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Richard Goode, Stephen Hough, Menahem Pressler, and Shai Wosner.
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