Presented by the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study Solo Recital Series
Program
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About the Performers
Clara Xu is a senior at MIT in course 8 (physics) and 21S (math and music). Currently, she is a student of Marilyn Roth. She started playing piano at age 4 and previously studied with Dr. Horacio Nuguid in Minnesota. In previous years with the Emerson program, she has performed an all-Beethoven program and a program inspired by religious music. In Spring 2023, she performed Clara Schumann's piano concerto with the MIT Symphony Orchestra as winner of the concerto competition. She has also participated in MIT’s Chamber Music Society and Concert Choir, and is currently trying to learn jazz piano. Outside of music, she enjoys reading and watching period dramas.
About the Emerson/Harris Program for Private Study
Funded by the late Mr. Cherry L. Emerson, Jr. (SM, 1941) in response to an appeal from Associate Provost Ellen T. Harris (Class of 1949 Professor Emeritus of Music), the Emerson/Harris Program offers merit-based financial awards for private study in music to students of outstanding achievement on their instruments in classical, jazz or world music. Each academic year, the Emerson/Harris Program awards Scholarships and Fellowships to nearly fifty students who commit to a full year’s study and participate in the musical life of MIT. Private teacher selections, made in consultation with the music faculty, may include instructors from MIT staff and throughout Greater Boston.
