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Jacobsen Series: Duo Diorama-MingHuan Xu, violin and Winston Choi, piano

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Add to Calendar 2025-11-01 19:30:00 2025-12-04 20:07:13 Jacobsen Series: Duo Diorama-MingHuan Xu, violin and Winston Choi, piano Jacobsen Series 2025-26 performances feature Puget Sound music faculty, renowned guest artists, and inspiring themed concerts. The School of Music is pleased to welcome Duo Diorama -- Winston Choi, piano, and Minghuan Xu, violin, known for bold programming and dynamic performances. The program will include music by Augusta Read Thomas, John Corigliano, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Harold Arlen/Leonard Bernstein. Duo Diorama: MingHuan Xu, violin;  Winston Choi, piano Canadian pianist Winston Choi is professor and program director of piano at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. He is internationally recognized for his bold interpretations of the standard repertoire and his unwavering commitment to contemporary music. He appears worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. Violinist Minghuan Xu is a dynamic performer and educator whose wide-ranging career spans solo, chamber, and contemporary music across five continents. Her expressive artistry and versatility have taken her to venues such as Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution, with many festival appearances as well.                       About the Series The Jacobsen Series was established in 1984 in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair and professor of Puget Sound’s piano department. Ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, annual music scholarships awarded to outstanding student performers and scholars in the SAI international music organization. Thank you to our many patrons whose support has benefitted students and contributed to this successful series.The Keyboard Series, now in its third year, features a dynamic lineup of charismatic guest artists. Learn More Visit pugetsound.edu/jacobsen or call the School of Music at 253.879.3741. Tickets Tickets are available online at tickets.pugetsound.edu, at the Logger Store located in the Wheelock Student Center, or at the door. $25 general admission $20 sr. citizen, student, military, Puget Sound faculty/staff, Community Music participants Admission is free for current Puget Sound and K-12 students.   Location Contact Information School of Music 253.879.3741 support@kwallcompany.com America/Los_Angeles public
Nov 01, 2025
7:30 p.m.

Jacobsen Series 2025-26 performances feature Puget Sound music faculty, renowned guest artists, and inspiring themed concerts. The School of Music is pleased to welcome Duo Diorama -- Winston Choi, piano, and Minghuan Xu, violin, known for bold programming and dynamic performances. The program will include music by Augusta Read Thomas, John Corigliano, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Harold Arlen/Leonard Bernstein.

Winston Choi and MingHuan Xu
Duo Diorama: MingHuan Xu, violin;  Winston Choi, piano

Canadian pianist Winston Choi is professor and program director of piano at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. He is internationally recognized for his bold interpretations of the standard repertoire and his unwavering commitment to contemporary music. He appears worldwide as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator.

Violinist Minghuan Xu is a dynamic performer and educator whose wide-ranging career spans solo, chamber, and contemporary music across five continents. Her expressive artistry and versatility have taken her to venues such as Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution, with many festival appearances as well.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
About the Series

The Jacobsen Series was established in 1984 in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair and professor of Puget Sound’s piano department. Ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, annual music scholarships awarded to outstanding student performers and scholars in the SAI international music organization. Thank you to our many patrons whose support has benefitted students and contributed to this successful series.
The Keyboard Series, now in its third year, features a dynamic lineup of charismatic guest artists.

Learn More

Visit pugetsound.edu/jacobsen or call the School of Music at 253.879.3741.

Tickets

Tickets are available online at tickets.pugetsound.edu, at the Logger Store located in the Wheelock Student Center, or at the door.

  • $25 general admission
  • $20 sr. citizen, student, military, Puget Sound faculty/staff, Community Music participants
  • Admission is free for current Puget Sound and K-12 students.

 

Event Location

Kilworth Memorial Chapel. This concert will not be live streamed.

Contact Information
School of Music
253.879.3741