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Admissions

Thank you for your interest in The Curtis Institute of Music. Students may pursue a Diploma or Bachelor of Music degree and vocal students may also pursue a Master of Music degree or Professional Studies Certificate. The academic year begins in September and ends in May.

The information in these pages is from the current Curtis catalog and includes details on applying to Curtis, admissions procedures, our faculty and departments, and what will be expected of you after you enroll.

The catalog is also available as a downloadable PDF here (requires Adobe Acrobat; click here to download a free copy).

Applications for admission in Fall 2010 must be postmarked by Friday, December 11, 2009. You may use the application form available along with the catalog (click here for the PDF version of the application).

Auditions will be scheduled for February and March 2010.

If you have additional questions or would like to request a printed copy of the catalog, contact:

Admissions Office
The Curtis Institute of Music
1726 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-893-5262
admissions@curtis.edu



Curtis Musicians Perform at the Mann Center

Curtis students and recent graduates make their Philadelphia Orchestra debuts at the Mann Center June 29, June 30, and July 1 under the direction of Rossen Milanov, artistic director of the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center and a 1994 graduate of Curtis.

On Monday, June 29 at 8 p.m., works by Beethoven are featured. Benjamin Beilman performs Romance No. 2 for violin and orchestra, and 2009 graduate Kyu Yeon Kim performs Piano Concerto No. 4.

Twins Christina and Michelle Naughton, second-year Curtis students, perform on Tuesday, June 30 at 8 p.m. The concert includes an appearance by Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter, narrating Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals.

On Wednesday, July 1 at 8 p.m., fourteen-year-old Curtis violinist Yu-Chien Tseng performs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with conductor and harpsichordist Lio Kuokman, a 2009 graduate. Lio also leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in a performance of Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro.

For more information, visit www.manncenter.org

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