Events

• Wednesday, February 5, 2025

  Antonio Di Cristofano, guest pianist

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Internationally acclaimed Italian pianist Antonio Di Cristofano, a frequent judge at international competitions and masterclass instructor worldwide, resides in Grosseto, Tuscany, where he directs the Scriabin International Piano Competition.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Thursday, February 6, 2025

  Masterclass with Moni Simeonov, violin

  3:00 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Guest Masterclass

  Moni Simeonov, violinist and chair of the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute of the Colburn School works with MSU Students.

  Event Details

  Free
• Thursday, February 6, 2025

  Symphony Band

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Bands

  Featuring works by MSU alumnus Henry Dorn, Zhou Tian, and H. Owen Reed, conducted by David Thornton.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Friday, February 7, 2025

  Masterclass with Antonio Di Cristofano, piano

  12:40 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Masterclass

  Antonia Di Cristofano works with MSU piano students.

  Event Details

  Free
• Friday, February 7, 2025

  Symphony Orchestra, “Mahler 5”

  8:00 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Orchestras

  Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, encompassing all human emotions from doubt to triumph, will be performed alongside a student-composed Fanfare, conducted by Octavio Más-Arocas.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Online
  Sunday, February 9, 2025

  Live Pitch: 2025 Running Start Competition

  1:00 pm

  Murray Hall

  Music Student Presentation

  Watch student entrepreneurs pitch innovative music business ideas to a live audience and judges, competing for up to $3,000 in funding.

  Free
• Monday, February 10, 2025

  Carillon Recital: Lunar New Year

  12:00 pm

  Beaumont Tower

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Delight in seasonal selections reflecting Asian cultures and traditions.

  Event Details

  Free
• Tuesday, February 11, 2025

  Masterclass with Rick Roe, jazz piano

  12:00 am

  Murray Hall

  Masterclass

  Part of the MSUFCU Jazz Artist in Residence.

  Rick Roe works with MSU Jazz students.

  Event Details

  Free
• Tuesday, February 11, 2025

  Flourishing Pipes: Oboe, Trumpet and Organ

  7:30 pm

  MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Experience an extraordinary chamber recital featuring oboe, trumpet, and the Red Cedar Organ in MSU’s Alumni Memorial Chapel, with artists Nermis Mieses, Justin Emerich, and Hae Won Jang.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Wednesday, February 12, 2025

  Stanislav Khristenko, piano

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Featuring pianist Stanislav Khristenko, newly appointed assoicate professor of piano, this solo recital presents an evening of preludes by composers including Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Kapustin, Schoenberg, Rachmaninov, Silvestrov, and Szymanowski.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Friday, February 14, 2025

  Jazz Nonets with Rick Roe, jazz piano

  8:00 pm

  Murray Hall

  MSUFCU Jazz Artist in Residence

  Rick Roe, renowned jazz pianist, combines intricate harmonies and lyrical improvisation in captivating musical narratives. His repertoire ranges from timeless standards to original compositions.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Sunday, February 16, 2025

  Philip Sinder, tuba

  3:00 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Join us for a special recital celebrating Philip Sinder’s 43rd and final year at MSU, featuring solo and chamber works for tuba performed by Sinder and friends.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Online
  Monday, February 17, 2025

  Eric Zuber, Romantic Masterpieces

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  A evening of quintessential romantic music for piano featuring works by Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, and Chaminade performed by MSU pianist Eric Zuber.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Tuesday, February 18, 2025

  Dmitri Berlinsky, violin

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Enjoy a violin recital by MSU’s Dmitri Berlinsky, accompanied by alumnus Jiarui Cheng on piano, featuring Schubert’s Fantasy for Violin and Piano and a diverse selection of classical pieces.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Wednesday, February 19, 2025

  Concert Band and Campus Band

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Bands

  The program, conducted by Arris Golden, features works by Fletcher, Magnuson, Woolfenden, Thomas, and Morales-Matos.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Thursday, February 20, 2025

  Masterclass with Stella Chen, violin

  10:30 am

  MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel

  Dorothy DeLay Masterclass Series

  Stella Chen will work with MSU students and have an interactive conversation with Dmitri Berlinsky, MSU professor of violin.

  Event Details

  Free