Alumni Recital Series: Richard Woodhams and Friends
Wednesday, November 14 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Richard Woodhams, oboe (’68)
Christoph Eschenbach, piano (guest)
Juliette Kang, violin (’91)
Lisa-Beth Lambert, violin (’93)
Che-Hung Chen, viola (’00)
Yumi Kendall, cello (’04)
Michael Shahan, double bass (’62)
Corporate sponsor: Commerce Bank
SCHUMANN Drei Romanzen, Op. 94
LUDWIG The Catherine Wheel
KRENEK Sonatina for Oboe Solo
BRITTEN Phantasy, Op. 2
BEETHOVEN Adagio for Oboe and Strings, elaborated by Renate G. Rosenblatt
Principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1977, Richard Woodhams has been called “a marvel of this tough instrument” (Philadelphia Inquirer). He has appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra throughout the United States and Asia and has collaborated with such artists as Emanuel Ax, Itzhak Perlman, Andre Watts, and the Guarneri and Tokyo string quartets.
Single tickets: $28, subscriptions $95; Curtis Ticket Office, 215-893-7902 or www.curtis.edu. All artists donate their services, and proceeds benefit current Curtis students.