Events
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Friday, September 18, 2026Piano Homecomings: Four Hands7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
MSU piano alumni Yaju Chuang and Zhao Wang perform piano four-hands works by women composers spanning the late Romantic era through today.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026Ensemble Dal Niente7:30 pmCook Recital HallMSUFCU Showcase Series
Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente performs a dynamic program of contemporary works by Ricardo Lorenz, Wang Lu, Bernard Rands, and more.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026The Art of Verse and Sound: Debussy’s Preludes, Book II7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
Stanislav Khristenko and students pair Debussy’s Preludes, Book II with poetry, exploring the connection between music, language, and spoken word.
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Thursday, October 1, 2026Votapek and Friends, 6th Edition7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
Pianist Ralph Votapek performs alongside Wei-Qin Claire Tang and Daniel Bazin in a vibrant program of two-piano works by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Gershwin, and more.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026An Evening with Chopin7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
Eric Zuber presents an all-Chopin recital featuring elegant waltzes, études, character pieces, and the Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise.
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Thursday, October 8, 2026Gwen Dease, percussion7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
Gwen Dease showcases the expressive range of marimba and percussion in an evening of solo works.
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Thursday, October 15, 2026Victor Rosenbaum, piano7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
Internationally acclaimed pianist Victor Rosenbaum performs the final solo piano masterpieces by Beethoven, Brahms, and Schubert.
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Friday, October 16, 2026Chamber Voices7:30 pmCook Recital HallKen and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival
Experience an evening of chamber music for voice and piano, featuring tenor Nils Neubert and pianist Yuri Kim, joined by MSU cellist Suren Bagratuni.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026Electro-Acoustic: Instrumental Pathways7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
MSU composers Anthony T. Marasco and David Biedenbender present an evening of improvised music blending acoustic instruments with electronic sound.
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Thursday, November 12, 2026Mingzhe Wang, clarinet7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
MSU clarinetist Mingzhe Wang, joined by MSU artists, presents chamber works by Schumann and Kurtág.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2026Viola Sonatas: Schumann and Brahms7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
MSU violist Eric Nowlin and pianist Eric Zuber perform expressive viola and piano works by Schumann and Brahms.
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Thursday, December 3, 2026Piano Duo: Elegant Transcriptions7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
MSU pianist Stanislav Khristenko and guest pianist Martin Labazevitch present colorful two-piano arrangements of works by Chopin, Debussy, Satie, and Ravel.
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Sunday, December 6, 2026Chamber Music Showcase Concert7:00 pmCook Recital HallMSU Small Ensembles
Enjoy an evening of chamber music performed by select MSU student ensembles, featuring a range of classical and contemporary works.
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Thursday, January 21, 2027Saxophone Transitions7:30 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
MSU saxophonist Joseph Lulloff, joined by guest composer Mischa Zupko and pianist Yu-Lien The, performs works showcasing the saxophone and piano repertoire.
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Saturday, January 23, 2027Honors Competition1:00 pmCook Recital Hall
This annual event showcases a select group of student musicians across a range of disciplines, where they present diverse repertoire to a panel of judges to compete for a chance to solo with MSU’s top ensembles.
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Sunday, January 24, 2027Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, Part 63:00 pmCook Recital HallArtist-Faculty and Guest Recital Series
Pianist Young Hyun Cho continues her Beethoven sonata cycle with Nos. 19–23, including the Waldstein and Appassionata.
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