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Curtis at Longwood Gardens
CURTIS ON TOUR
2009-10 Season (Click below for concert details)
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 during the 2009–10 tour. 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.
Friday, February 26 (Philadelphia)
Sunday, February 28 (Detroit, Mich.)
Tuesday, March 2 (Seattle)
Saturday, March 6 (Davis, Calif.)
Sunday, March 7 (Davis, Calif.)
Wednesday, March 10 (New York City)
Saturday, March 13 (Kennett Square, Pa.)
Friday, March 19 (Orono, Me.)
Saturday, March 20 (Rockport, Me.)
Friday, March 26 (Highland Park, Ill.)
Friday, February 26 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
BARBER String Quartet, Op. 11
CHRISTOPHER ROGERSON
Lullaby: no bad dreams, for violin and piano (world premiere)
DANIEL SHAPIRO
Sonata for Viola and Piano (world premiere)
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2
Free; no tickets required.
Additional Performances:
Sunday, February 28 at 7 p.m.
The Music Box, Detroit, Mich.
Presented by the Detroit Symphony
Ticket information at (313) 576-5111 or www.detroitsymphony.com.
Tuesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.
The Henry Chapel, The Highlands, Seattle
Presented by the Henry Chapel
Ticket information: Joanna Crocker.
Saturday, March 6 at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, March 7 at 2 p.m.
Mondavi Center, Davis, Calif.
Presented by the Mondavi Center for the Arts, University of California, Davis
Ticket information at (530) 754-ARTS or www.mondaviarts.org.
Wednesday, March 10 at 8 p.m.
Allen Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall
Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City
Gala tickets: $500; (215) 893-5279 or development@curtis.edu.
Concert tickets only: $28; (212) 721-6500 or www.jalc.org, available February 8.
Saturday, March 13 at 8 p.m.
Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa.
Presented by Longwood Gardens
Ticket information at (610) 388-1000 ext. 200 or www.ticketphiladelphia.org.
Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m.
Minsky Recital Hall, Orono, Me.
Presented by Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine
Ticket information at (800) 622-TIXX or www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Saturday, March 20 at 7 p.m.
Rockport Opera House, Rockport, Me.
Presented by Bay Chamber Concerts
Ticket information at (207) 236-2823 or www.baychamberconcerts.org.
Friday, March 26 at 8 p.m.
Bennett Gordon Hall, Highland Park, Ill.
Presented by the Ravinia Festival
Ticket information at (847) 266-5100 or www.ravinia.org.
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FACULTY RECITALS
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CURTIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
2009-10 Season (Click below for concert details.)
Friday, December 4 (Philadelphia)
Wednesday, April 21 (Philadelphia)
Friday, December 4 at 8 p.m.
Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center
Presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Mischa Santora, conductor ('97)
Sarah Kwak, violin ('83, '84)
Fora Baltacigil, double bass ('06)
BRAHMS Serenade No. 2
BOTTESINI Gran duo concertante
STRAVINSKY Apollon musagète
Wednesday, April 21 at 8 p.m.
Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center
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; available at (215) 569-8080 or www.pcmsconcerts.org.
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MUSIC IN THE GALLERIES
The Curtis Institute of Music is pleased to continue its association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Duos and chamber ensembles present informal concerts in designated Museum galleries one Saturday each month. This series is sponsored by Cooke & Bieler.
Saturday, February 13 at 1:30, 2:15, and 3 p.m.
String Trio: Gallery 277
Saturday, March 6 at 1:30, 2:15, and 3 p.m.
String Quartet: Gallery 299
Saturday, April 10 at 1:30, 2:15, and 3 p.m.
Woodwind Quintet: Gallery 206
Free after Museum admission; information at (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
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CURTIS AT LONGWOOD GARDENS
Sundays in March and April at 1 p.m.
Curtis Student Recitals at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens Ballroom, Kennett Square, Pa.
Presented by Longwood Gardens
The Curtis Institute of Music brings its remarkable young talents to Longwood Gardens throughout the spring for hour-long recitals.
Sunday, March 7 at 1 p.m.: Petr Matěják, violin
Sunday, March 14 at 1 p.m.: Rebekah Daley, Corey Klein, and Courtney Prizrenac, horn
Sunday, March 21 at 1 p.m.: Blake Hinson, double bass
Sunday, April 11 at 1 p.m.: Ko-Ni Choi, harp
Sunday, April 18 at 1 p.m.: William Short, bassoon
Sunday, April 25 at 1 p.m.: Hiro Matsuo, cello
Tickets: Free with Longwood Gardens admission; available at (610) 388-1000 ext. 200 or www.longwoodgardens.org.
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OTHER CURTIS PERFORMANCES
Sunday, October 18 at 2 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
The Jimmy Brent Memorial Concert
Saturday, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Guest Recital: OPUS ONE
The members of OPUS ONE coach and perform with Curtis students, culminating in free student recitals on Monday, November 2 and Friday, November 6 at 8 p.m. The week finishes with a recital on Saturday, November 7 at 8 p.m., featuring OPUS ONE alone.
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Ida Kavafian, violin
Steven Tenenbom, viola ('79)
Peter Wiley, cello ('74)
SCHUMANN Märchenbilder, Op. 113
NEIKRUG Green Torso for Piano Quartet
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet, Op. 47
Sunday, January 17 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Guest Recital: Dolce Suono Ensemble's "Samuel Barber at 100: The Composer and His World"
The Dolce Suono Ensemble visits Curtis with a prelude to the March centenary of illustrious Curtis graduate Samuel Barber ('34). An ensemble of mostly Curtis alumni performs music by Barber's contemporaries and successors, all with Curtis connections.
BARBER Summer Music, Op. 31
HIGDON Autumn Music
ROREM Trio
LUDWIG Haiku Catharsis
BARBER Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.
Sunday, January 31 at 3:30 p.m.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square
Student Recital Series
Graduation Recital: Joshua Gersen, conductor
Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Brook Speltz, cello ('09)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
CHEN Chasing the Sun
DVOŘÁK Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Free; no tickets required.
Wednesday, February 24 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Student Recital Series: eighth blackbird and 20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble
The virtuosic and acclaimed contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird caps its Curtis residency, combining forces with 20/21 in a joint recital including Steve Reich’s Double Sextet and other contemporary classics.
Free; no tickets required.
Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m.
St. Mark's Church
Student Recital Series: Curtis Brass Ensemble
Free; no tickets required.
Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 130 W Miner Street, West Chester, Pa.
Samuel Barber Centenary Celebration
Free admission; donations accepted to benefit First Presbyterian Church. Information at (610) 696-0554 or www.firstpreswc.com.
Tuesday, March 9 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Samuel Barber Centenary Celebration
20/21: The Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble marks the hundredth anniversary of one of the school’s most celebrated alumni, Samuel Barber (’34). Included are the world premiere of an unfinished violin sonata, selections from Curtis’s manuscript collection, and vocal and chamber works. The program will also be performed in Barber’s hometown, West Chester, Pa. (details below).
Free; no tickets required.
Tuesday, March 16 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Guest Recital: Leon McCawley, piano ('95)
Pianist Leon McCawley celebrates two milestone anniversaries: Samuel Barber’s centenary and Chopin’s bicentenary. His program traces Chopin’s distinct influence on Barber’s piano writing, while highlighting both composers’ keen interest in the musical styles and idioms of their homelands and their respect for classical forms and structures.
CHOPIN Four Mazurkas, Op. 6
CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
BARBER Excursions
BARBER Nocturne: Homage to John Field
BARBER Sonata in E-flat minor
Free; no tickets required.
Curtis students substitute with the Philadelphia Orchestra, while others play with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra, and various residence orchestras. Students are invited to perform regularly on series at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Kimmel Center, and other institutions.
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