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Music, stress, and sleep: A Curtis student's path to a recital

In five days,Curtis Institute cello student Zach Mowitz was scheduled to perform a recital at Field Concert Hall on Locust Street. He’d come a long way to get there, years of study, playing at the highest levels, and now on the threshold of a career. The run-up to the recital would face him with the limits of his ability — and body.

Curtis Institute of Music cellist Zach Mowitz performs onstage at his recital in Field Hall March 27, 2017. His accompanist is Yoni Levyatov.
Curtis Institute of Music cellist Zach Mowitz performs onstage at his recital in Field Hall March 27, 2017. His accompanist is Yoni Levyatov.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
    by John Timpane, Staff Writer
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