Curtis Symphony Orchestra
The 2011–12 Curtis Symphony Orchestra season celebrates Curtis composers and guest artists. All conductors and soloists are alumni, and each concert features a work written by a member of the composition faculty. The concerts this season highlight the school's acclaimed conducting program, with a student conductor leading one work on each concert.
Find out more information about the guest artists and programs at Behind the Series.
No Curtis performances are scheduled for the next week. To learn about future events, check the calendar on the lower left, the series tabs above, or the browse options to the right.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012, 8:00 PM .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: |
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Curtis Symphony Orchestra
DANIELPOUR Toward the Splendid City Prokofiev’s mercurial, soaring wartime symphony meets the unique lyricism of Curtis alumnus Leonard Bernstein ('41). Faculty member and former Bernstein student Richard Danielpour provides the prelude, "full of gleaming, glass and steel accents" (Newsday). This tuneful program features Miguel Harth-Bedoya ('91) and pianist Leon McCawley ('95). |
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MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012, 8:00 PM .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: |
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Curtis Symphony Orchestra
HIGDON blue cathedral In 1999 Curtis commissioned faculty member Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral to celebrate the school’s 75th anniversary. Championed by Robert Spano, the work established Higdon (’88) as a favorite American composer. It’s a fitting prelude to Bartók’s groundbreaking work highlighting virtuosity in each section of the orchestra and Brahms’s eloquent Double Concerto with eminent soloists violinist Juliette Kang and cellist Efe Baltacigil, both Curtis alumni. |
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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012, 8:00 PM .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: |
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Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Mann Center for the Performing Arts—Philadelphia
BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture Join Curtis for a triple celebration at the Mann Center. At this concert Curtis presents its final performance of the 2011-12 Appassionato season, opens the 2012 summer season of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and previews the program the orchestra presents at the Dresden Festival in Germany, four days later. Co-presented by the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.. |
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TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012, 8:00 PM .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: |
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Robert Spano, conductor (’85)
BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 |
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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012, 8:00 PM .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: |
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Robert Spano, conductor (’85)
LUDWIG Fanfare for Sam |
