MUSIC AT EMORY
Jessie Zhu, piano
Senior Recital
From the studio of Dr. Elena Cholakova
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Studio Department of Music
1804 N. Decatur Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30322
Please turn off phones and all electronic devices. Photography, recording, or digital capture of this concert is not permitted.
Program
Consolations, S. 172 Franz Liszt
1. Andante con moto (1811–1886)
2. Un poco più mosso
3. Lento placido
4. Quasi Adagio
5. Andantino
6. Allegretto sempre cantabile
Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1
Intermission
Children’s Corner, L. 113 Claude Debussy
1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (1862–1918)
2. Jimbo’s Lullaby
3. Serenade for the Doll
4. The Snow is Dancing
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
This recital is presented by the Department of Music at Emory University music.emory.edu
Biography
Jessie Zhu is a fourth-year student at Emory University pursuing an Economics/Mathematics and Music Performance double major. She has been playing piano for 14 years and is currently studying under Dr. Elena Cholakova. Since she was 8, she has competed in multiple state-wide and regional competitions in both Missouri and Georgia, such as GMTA, GMEA, and GHP. Since her time at Emory, she has attended the Solinaria Music Festival in Bulgaria as a pianist.
Outside of music, Zhu serves as President of Emory Economics Review and Senior Advisor for Emory Women in Economics. She is also a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon and the Economics Honors Program. After graduation, she will begin a Predoctoral Research Fellowship at UC Berkeley and plans to pursue a PhD in Economics in the future.
In her free time, she likes to watercolor paint, read classical literature, and attend hot yoga classes. Over the weekends, she occasionally hosts a free music program for children at a local community center and teaches music lessons.
Zhu would like to thank her parents for inspiring her inside and outside of music; her friends for their constant support; and her current and past teachers for their guidance.
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