Review of Anton Nel & Friends’ faculty chamber recital at UT Austin’s Butler School of Music, featuring Anton Nel, Sandy Yamamoto, Wilhelm Magner, Bion Tsang, Jonathan Gunn, Colette Valentine, Thomas Burritt and Arlo Shultis performing works by Mozart, Poulenc, Debussy and Bartók in tribute to arts patron Joe R. Long.

The Butler School of Music mourns longtime supporter Joe Long, whose philanthropy with his late wife, Teresa Lozano Long, transformed music education and supported generations of students, faculty and performers at UT Austin.

In this podcast episode, we talk with Artist Diploma student and violinist Yida An about winning the concerto competition and preparing to perform Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the university’s symphony orchestra.  He talks about two practice hacks he uses to prepare for concert: midnight practice sessions and playing soccer.

In this episode, we talk to first-year Artist Diploma violinist Chloe Yofan. Chloe was recently appointed assistant concertmaster of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and also performs with the Austin Opera Orchestra. In addition, she won first place in the Music Teachers National Association’s Chamber Music Competition with her group, the Soha Quartet.