Sound Off: What Makes an Encore Effective?
Five members of the Curtis community share their approach to this anything-goes custom.
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By Brian Wise
“A lot of it is: How do you want to leave the audience? Do you want to leave them in a space where they’re just, ‘Wow that was beautiful’ and head out for intermission smiling? Or do you want them to be screaming and dancing in their seats and super-excited by the display they just got to see? Both can be effective if you sell them right.” –Piano faculty member Michelle Cann (’13)
Read on for more insights from Curtis faculty and alumni, including Min Kwon (Piano ’90), Elena Urioste (Violin ’08), double bass faculty Mary Javian (’99), and violin faculty Benjamin Beilman (’12).
From the Spring 2026 issue
