Morningside Music Bridge Emerging Artists Recital

Last night (July 20, 2026), I attended a Morningside Music Bridge Emerging Artists Recital at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. The Morningside Music Bridge is a four-week program of training and performance for gifted musicians 12–18 years.

I attended the recital specifically to watch and listen to the three cellists on the program, but I enjoyed all performances. These young musicians were all excellent. Although the focus was on the young musicians, the accompanists on piano also played beautifully and carefully, taking special care to follow the soloists.

The recital was streamed live, and the recording is available on YouTube. There will be seventeen more recitals and performances over the next three weeks.

Program

Italian Concerto, VWV 971, by J. S. Bach

I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto

Kai-Lang Yang, piano

Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99, by J. Brahms

I. Allegro vivace

Noa Choi, cello
Susanne Ruberg-Golden, piano

Viola Concerto, Sz. 120, BB 128, by B. Bartók

I. Moderato

Jaeyun Han, viola
Eunice Kim, piano

Carmen Fantasie, by F. Waxman

Suhyeon Baek, violin
Weicong Zhan, piano

Elegy for Cello & Orchestra, by J. Williams

Grace Liu, cello
Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano

Viola Concerto “Der Schwanendreher”, by P. Hindemith

I. Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal

Pablo Beltran Sanchéz, viola
Eunice Kim, piano

Miroirs, M 43, by M. Ravel

IV. Alborada del gracioso

Pinyi Lin, piano

Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012, by J. S. Bach

I. Prelude

Anni Tian, cello

L’Oiseau de feu, by I. Stravinsky / G. Agosti

Hanling Zhang, piano

Tzigane, by M. Ravel

Peihan Francesca He, violin
Akiko Tomugawa, piano