Curtis in the News
February 17, 2012
Curtis piano teacher, 97, still going strong
6ABC's Alicia Vitarelli visits with Curtis faculty member Eleanor Sokoloff, who has been teaching at the school for over 75 years.
February 14, 2012
Mellon Funds 3-Year, $450K eighth blackbird Residency at Curtis
Curtis will partner with pioneering contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird to create a residency aimed at preparing students for 21st-century careers.
December 4, 2011
The Curtis Factor: Video, music, stories, and more at 
What makes this ultra-selective conservatory so special? Meet students, faculty, and alumni, hear original Curtis music, and explore the rich history of this Philadelphia treasure.
October 25, 2011
Curtis musicians bring the sound of renewal to Verizon
Review of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra's October 23 concert with Michael Stern and Jonathan Biss
September 6, 2011
Lenfest Hall opens a new era for Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis opens the new 105,000-square-foot Lenfest Hall on the 1600 block of Locust Street
February 17, 2011
Sound That's Lush and Slow, Speedy and Precise
Review of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra's February 15 performance at Carnegie Hall with Hilary Hahn and Juanjo Mena
February 16, 2011
Higdon's Violin Concerto in Philadelphia Premiere
Review of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra's February 14 performance in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center
October 8, 2010
Onetime Teacher, Student Find Success as Composer, Violinist
Jennifer Higdon and Hilary Hahn discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning Violin Concerto
April 26, 2010
Brilliance from Curtis' ephemeral orchestra
Peter Dobrin's review of the April 24 Curtis Symphony Orchestra concert
April 22, 2010
Despite Anxiety and Naysayers, Composer Winds Her Pulitzer
Profile of Curtis faculty member Jennifer Higdon, winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Press Contacts
Jennifer Kallend
Director of Public Relations
(215) 717-3190
jennifer.kallend@curtis.edu
Melinda Whiting
Vice President for Communications
(215) 717-3151
melinda.whiting@curtis.edu
Lenfest Hall
Curtis Institute of Music Opens Lenfest Hall September 6, Extending Campus
