Alumni Are Here

“Curtis takes great pride in the large number of its students who have achieved world renown. Equally, Curtis is proud of its many students who may not have achieved a similar degree of fame but who, in various roles, have brought music, intelligently understood and discriminatingly presented, to innumerable communities and thereby have helped cheer the heart and raise the spirits of countless people.”

This introduction to Curtis’s 50th anniversary book, Overtones, in 1974-75, by M. Todd Cooke, Curtis's board president at the time, is as true now as it was then.

Curtis alumni dot the musical and geographic landscape. The lists below give a snapshot of the many places where they perform, teach, artistically direct and otherwise support music-making at its finest.

Orchestras

Major Symphony Orchestras in North America, 2009-10 Season

This list of 25 orchestras represents the 25 largest by budget according to the League of American Orchestras.

Orchestra	% Members Who Are Curtis Alumni	% of Principals Who Are Curtis Alumni	Other Alumni
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra	9	31	Music Director
Baltimore Symphony	9	13
Boston Symphony Orchestra	17	25
Chicago Symphony Orchestra	4	6
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra	4	13
Cleveland Orchestra	10	13
Dallas Symphony Orchestra	9	31
Detroit Symphony Orchestra	5	13
Houston Symphony	7	6
Indianapolis Symphony	6	19
Los Angeles Philharmonic	8	13
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra	8	13
Minnesota Orchestra	16	25
Montreal Symphony Orchestra	5	13
Nashville Symphony	17	19
New York Philharmonic	8	13	Music Director, Librarian
Philadelphia Orchestra	46	25
Pittsburgh Symphony	20	31
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra	5	6
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra	13	31
San Diego Symphony	5	19
San Francisco Symphony	9	6
Seattle Symphony	12	19
Toronto Symphony	6	13
Utah Symphony & Opera	6	6
AVERAGE	10	15

Opera Companies in North America and Europe, 2009-10 Season

This list represents the top-tier opera houses according to OPERA America.

Opera Company	Curtis Alumni	Roles Performed by Alumni	Alumni Young Artists
Bavarian State Opera	1	1
Canadian Opera Company	5	5
English National Opera	1	1
Glyndebourne Festival Opera	2	3
Houston Grand Opera	2	3
Los Angeles Opera	1	1
Lyric Opera of Chicago	2	2
Metropolitan Opera	3	3	3
New York City Opera	2	2
Opera Company of Philadelphia	1	1
Pittsburgh Opera	1	1
Salzburg Opera Festival	1	1
San Francisco Opera	2	3
Santa Fe Opera	1	1
Seattle Opera	3	3
Teatro alla Scalla	1	1
Vienna State Opera	2	3
Washington National Opera	1	1
TOTAL	32	41	3