Guest Recital: Dolce Suono Ensemble's "Samuel Barber at 100: The Composer and His World"

Graduation Recital: Joshua Gersen, conductor

Graduation Recital: Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola

Curtis Symphony Orchestra

Robert Spano, conductor ('85)
Jennifer Montone, horn

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
PENDERECKI Horn Concerto
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 (“Romantische”)

Program notes

Single tickets: $5–$36; Kimmel Center Box Office or Ticket Philadelphia: (215) 893-1999, www.ticketphiladelphia.org

CONCERT UPDATE:
This concert will take place as scheduled.

PECO Family Concerts: Introduction to the Percussion Family

A fun-filled and friendly introduction to the world of classical music, best enjoyed by children ages five to twelve.

The 2 p.m. concert is SOLD OUT.

PECO Family Concerts: Introduction to the Percussion Family

A fun-filled and friendly introduction to the world of classical music, best enjoyed by children ages five to twelve.

Tickets: $5 for adults, free for children twelve and under [order]

Curtis Opera Theatre: BELLINI La sonnambula

Benjamin Shwartz, conductor (Flute '02, Conducting '04)

Sweet dreams? Not for a spurned sleepwalker worried about her wedding; Amina's innocent affliction threatens her impending marriage. Concert production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original Italian with English supertitles.

Program notes

Single tickets: $33 [order]

Student Recital

Curtis On Tour

Each season, Curtis On Tour brings the extraordinary artistry of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music to audiences nationwide, with tomorrow’s leading musicians performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty. Violinist Ida Kavafian and cellist Peter Wiley ('74), both Curtis faculty members, appear with Curtis students. The program celebrates the centenary of celebrated Curtis alumnus Samuel Barber ('34) and also features miniatures commissioned for the tour from two Curtis composition students.

Benjamin Beilman, violin
Ida Kavafian, violin
Hyo Bi Sim, viola
Peter Wiley, cello ('74)
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano

BARBER String Quartet, Op. 11
ROGERSON Lullaby: no bad dreams (world premiere)
SHAPIRO Sonata for Viola and Piano (world premiere)
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2

Zachary DePue, violin ('02)
Nicolas Kendall, violin ('01)
Ranaan Meyer, double bass ('03)

This concert is SOLD OUT.

Curtis On Tour: The Music Box, Detroit, Mich.
Presented by the Detroit Symphony

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Tickets: $33.50; (313) 576-5111 or www.detroitsymphony.com

Curtis On Tour: The Henry Chapel, The Highlands, Seattle
Presented by the Henry Chapel

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Ticket information: Joanna Crocker

Student Recital

Graduation Recital: Bryan A. Lee, violin

Graduation Recital: Joel Link, violin

Curtis On Tour: Mondavi Center, Davis, Calif.
Presented by the Mondavi Center for the Arts, University of California, Davis

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Tickets: $15–$30; (530) 754-ARTS or www.mondaviarts.org

Curtis On Tour: Mondavi Center, Davis, Calif.
Presented by the Mondavi Center for the Arts, University of California, Davis

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Tickets: $15–$30; (530) 754-ARTS or www.mondaviarts.org

Graduation Recital: Petr Matěják, violin

Curtis On Tour: New York City

Curtis in New York Gala: Preconcert dinner and premium concert tickets. Proceeds benefit the Curtis Student Assistance Fund. Gala tickets and information available from the Development Office at (215) 893-5279 or development@curtis.edu.

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Gala tickets: $500; (215) 893-5279 or development@curtis.edu
Concert tickets only: $28; (212) 721-6500 or www.jalc.org, available February 8

Curtis On Tour: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa.
Presented by Longwood Gardens

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Tickets: $34-$40; (610) 388-1000 ext. 200 or www.ticketphiladelphia.org

Curtis Opera Theatre: BARBER Antony and Cleopatra
Presented by Kimmel Center Presents in association with the Opera Company of Philadelphia

George Manahan, conductor
Chas Rader-Shieber, stage director

The Curtis Opera Theatre celebrates the Samuel Barber centenary with the love story of the ages: Marc Antony and Cleopatra weave their way through deception, political intrigue, and passions as hot as the sands of Egypt. Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English.

Funded in part by:
The Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage, through the Philadelphia Music Project
The William Penn Foundation

Tickets: $40-$130. All performances are sold out; call Ticket Philadelphia at (215) 893-1999 for availability.

Graduation Recital: Camden Shaw, cello

Curtis Opera Theatre: BARBER Antony and Cleopatra
See Wednesday, March 17 for details.

Curtis On Tour: Minsky Recital Hall, Orono, Me.
Presented by Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Tickets: $34; (800) 622-TIXX or www.collinscenterforthearts.com

Curtis On Tour: Rockport Opera House, Rockport, Me.
Presented by Bay Chamber Concerts

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Tickets: $8-$45; (207) 236-2823 or www.baychamberconcerts.org

Curtis On Tour: Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Ill.
Presented by the Ravinia Festival

See Friday, February 26 for details.

Tickets: $20; (847) 266-5100 or www.ravinia.org

Michael Schade, tenor ('90)
Mikael Eliasen, piano (guest artist)

All-Schubert recital. Mr. Schade appears by permission of the Metropolitan Opera.

Single tickets: $28 [order]

Curtis Chamber Orchestra
Presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Soovin Kim, violin ('99)

STRAVINSKY Eight Instrumental Miniatures
WEILL Concerto for Violin and Wind Instruments
SCHOENBERG Kammersymphonie No. 2
WEBERN Symphony, Op. 21

Tickets: $23; (215) 569-8080 or www.pcmsconcerts.org

Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Presented by PNC

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
John Relyea, bass-baritone ('96)

BARBER Symphony No. 1
MUSORGSKY Songs and Dances of Death
LIGETI Atmosphères
R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

Single tickets: $5–$36; Kimmel Center Box Office or Ticket Philadelphia: (215) 893-1999, www.ticketphiladelphia.org

Need a shave—or a secret wedding? Just ask the barber of Seville. Figaro concocts comic schemes to unite Rosina with Count Almaviva while keeping their adversaries at bay. Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original Italian with English supertitles.

Single tickets: $33 [order]