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Updated February 26, 2008
THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
MEDIA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
In addition to the events listed below, student recitals
of solo and chamber music take place most Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays at 8 p.m. in Field Concert Hall, with additional recitals
scheduled in the spring semester. Recitals are open to the public
free of charge. For the most up-to-date program information for
each week's recitals, call the Student Recital Hotline at 215-893-5261.
Past events
Curtis On Tour
Monday, March 10 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Curtis On Tour, a new initiative that brings the extraordinary ethos
of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music to audiences nationwide,
launches with a hometown recital. This season, Curtis On Tour presents
a quartet of tomorrow's leading musicians playing chamber music
alongside celebrated violist Roberto Díaz, Curtis's president,
and cellist Margo Tatgenhorst Drakos, a 1999 Curtis graduate, chamber
musician, and soloist.
| R. STRAUSS |
Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85 |
| SCHOENBERG |
Verklärte Nacht |
| DVORÁK |
String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97 |
Open to the public free of charge; no tickets required.
Tour
performances
The Curtis Opera Theatre
In collaboration with Kimmel Center Presents and the Opera
Company of Philadelphia
Friday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 at 2:30 p.m.
Perelman Theatre at the Kimmel Center
Corrado Rovaris, conductor
Chas Rader-Shieber, stage director
David Zinn, scenic design
Richard St. Clair, costume design
Mark Barton, lighting design
GOLIJOV Ainadamar (Philadelphia premiere)
One of the most talked-about new operas in years comes to Philadelphia.
Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar revisits the 1936 assassination
of the eloquent Spanish poet and playwright Federico García
Lorca by Franco's Fascists. Golijov tells the story through the
memories of Lorca's muse, a Catalán actress, weaving flamenco
rhythms and passionate melodies into a tapestry of "feeling,
melody, and richly tonal harmonic writing" (New York Times).
Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung
in the original Spanish with English supertitles. This production
of Ainadamar is made possible by a grant from the Philadelphia
Music Project, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and
Heritage, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by
the University of the Arts.
Tickets: $35, $45, $75, $100; Kimmel Center Box Office and Ticket
Philadelphia: 215-893-1999, www.ticketphiladelphia.org.
Curtis Chamber Orchestra
Presented by the Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square
Friday, April 4 at 8 p.m.
Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square
1904 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Otto-Werner Mueller, conductor
Chu-Fang Huang, piano
| R. STRAUSS |
Metamorphosen: A Study for Twenty-Three Solo Strings |
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Burleske in D minor for Piano and Orchestra |
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Bürger als Edelmann Suite |
Benefit performance; tickets available beginning February 1 from the Church of the Holy Trinity: 215-567-1267.
Alumni Recital Series:
Shmuel Ashkenasi and Meng-Chieh Liu
Sunday, April 13 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin ('63)
Meng-Chieh Liu, piano ('93)
David Soyer, cello (guest artist)
| SCHUBERT |
Sonata in A major, D. 574 ("Duo") |
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Rondo in B minor, D. 895, ("Rondeau brillant")
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Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929 |
As first violinist of the famed Vermeer Quartet, Shmuel Ashkenasi
has gained a reputation as one of the world's outstanding chamber
musicians and joins the Curtis faculty in 2007-08. Meng-Chieh Liu,
a recipient of the 2002 Avery Fisher Career Grant, came to public
attention in 1993 when he substituted for an indisposed André
Watts with three hours' notice. Mr. Ashkenasi and Mr. Liu perform
music by Schubert and Busoni with Curtis faculty member David Soyer,
former cellist of the Guarneri Quartet.
Tickets: $28; Curtis Ticket Office: 215-893-7902, www.curtis.edu.
All artists donate their services, and proceeds benefit current
Curtis students.
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra
The Jack Wolgin Orchestral
Concerts
Sunday, April 27 at 8 p.m.
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Leon Fleisher, piano
| SCHULLER |
Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee |
| HINDEMITH |
Klaviermusik mit Orchester (Piano, Left Hand) |
| BERLIOZ |
Symphonie fantastique |
Tickets: $5, $12, $15, $25, $36; Kimmel Center Box Office and Ticket
Philadelphia: 215-893-1999, www.ticketphiladelphia.org.
The Curtis Opera Theatre
Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 11 at 2:30 p.m.
Prince Music Theater
Rossen Milanov, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY Iolanta
A white rose, offered to a knight, blossoms into love--and sight--for
the blind princess Iolanta. This fairy tale pairs light and romance,
accompanied by Tchaikovsky's rich melodies.
Concert production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the
original Russian with English supertitles.
Tickets: $33; UpStages: 215-569-9700 or www.curtis.edu.
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