Faculty to Perform Violin, Piano Recital

Westmont music faculty members Han Soo Kim (violin) and Neil Di Maggio (piano) perform works by Mozart and Schubert at a violin and piano recital Friday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in Wood Glen Hall (full recital); Saturday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m. in Faulkner Gallery at the downtown Santa Barbara Public Library (participating in a group recital); Friday Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at Westmont’s Deane Chapel (participating in Faculty Recital); and Saturday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m. in Trinity Episcopal Church (full recital). All performances are free and open to the public.

Kim, an award-winning and internationally accomplished violinist, has performed at the Boston Symphony Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Julliard School and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University in New York.

Di Maggio, a graduate of San Jose State University, earned a Master of Music degree in piano performance from the San Francisco Conservatory. He earned a Master of Music in collaborative piano at UC Santa Barbara.

The performances feature Sonata for Piano and Violin in B-flat Major by Mozart and Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C Major by Schubert.