Laura Navasardian, cello - Curtis Institute of Music

Laura Navasardian, cello - Curtis Institute of Music
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Elgar, Tchaikovsky, and more
Experience the extraordinary talents of our students as they take the stage for their final graduation recitals. Watch a live broadcast of this performance and other student recitals on
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Program
KHACHATURIAN
Sonata-Fantasy
Laura Navasardian, cello
SCHUBERT
Sonata in A minor, D. 821 (“Arpeggione”)
Laura Navasardian, cello
Mark Livshits, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY
Pezzo capriccioso
in B minor, Op. 62
Laura Navasardian, cello
Mark Livshits, piano
Intermission
PENDERECKI
Divertimento
Laura Navasardian, cello
ELGAR
Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Laura Navasardian, cello
Ania Lewis, cello
Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, cello
Carson Ling-Efird, cello
Elliot Sloss, cello
Chi-Wen Wendy Lu, cello
Romain-Olivier Gray, cello
Please note
: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.
Laura Navasardian, from New York City, studying cello with Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the William A. Loeb Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, from San Antonio, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Jeanette S. Epstein Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Ania Lewis (’25), from Cleveland, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Gie and Lisa Liem Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.
Carson Ling-Efird, from Seattle, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Arthur and Hilda Stander Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Chi-Wen Wendy Lu, from Taipei, Taiwan, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Florence and Milton Levy Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.
Romain-Olivier Gray, from Québec City and Woodbridge, Virginia, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Maurice Gendron Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.
Elliot Sloss (’25), from Toronto, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Peter King Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.
Mark Livshits, staff pianist
Date
Apr 24, 2026
Time
7:30 p.m.
Location
Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
Tickets
Admission is complimentary, but requires advance ticket registration.
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