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Curtis in the News: Al Día profiles Roberto Díaz’s path to Curtis

Jan 24, 2018

Al Día visited the Curtis Institute of Music in late January 2018 to speak with president and CEO Roberto Díaz. The Philadelphia-based news outlet focuses on the US Latino experience and told the story of Mr. Díaz’s path to Curtis in video and print.

 

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