09/05/2025
Our 25-26 Beckwith Recital Series kicks off TONIGHT with Samuel DeCaprio, cello and Barry David Salwen, piano, featuring works by Fauré, Walker, Boulanger, and Beethoven. DeCaprio is an active performer and freelancer based in the Tri-State area. He was recently awarded the Doctor of Musical arts degree from The Juilliard School together with a Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant. Among his numerous honors he won the Aldo Parisot Prize at the Yale School of Music and the prestigious Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, along with top prizes from the Arlington, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, National Federation of Music Clubs, and William C. Byrd competitions.
DeCaprio collaborates with our own Barry David Salwen (Piano), an international concert pianist, who has given performances and master classes in the United States, Europe, Israel, and Asia, including two weeks of master classes at the Shanghai Conservatory in China. As the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Scholars Grant, he gave a semester’s seminar at the Music Conservatory in Freiburg, Germany, one of the leading music institutions in the country.
Tickets are $15 for general public (includes tax),
and are free to UNCW faculty/staff/students with a valid ID. Link in comments!
