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The Curtis Institute of Music and the Purple Project for Democracy Announce New Competition for Composers and Their Collaborators
April 8, 2020
Prize-winning work promoting democratic values will receive performance by Curtis’s Ensemble 20/21 and $10,000 USD
The Curtis Institute of Music Launches New Weekday Video Series, Continues Friday-Night Broadcasts
March 31, 2020
“Curtis Is Here” and broadcast video content is available at Curtis.edu/YouTube
Vera Quartet and Meng-Chieh Liu Offer Live-Streamed Recital on March 13
March 12, 2020
Curtis on Tour and the Chamber Music Society of Detroit offer online-only performance at Curtis.edu/YouTube as alternative to United States tour locations
Curtis Opera Theatre Presents Albert Herring March 5–8
February 20, 2020
Director Eve Summer makes Curtis debut in new production at the Perelman Theater
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Presents #Persona on February 22
February 12, 2020
Streamed live on YouTube (Curtis.edu/YouTube), concert features works exploring composer identities
Curtis Institute of Music Family Concerts Present Winter House with VOCES8’s Paul Smith February 23
February 10, 2020
Acclaimed singer and educator brings new interactive program to Philadelphia families
Elena Perroni and Evan LeRoy Johnson Perform Duo Recital of Romantic Works February 16
February 4, 2020
Soprano and tenor are both recent graduates of the Curtis opera department
Curtis Receives “It’s On Us PA” Award from Governor Tom Wolf
January 17, 2020
Curtis is among 36 colleges and universities to receive grant to combat campus sexual assault as part of national initiative
MEDIA ALERT: Curtis Visits Two School District of Philadelphia Locations for MLK Day of Service
January 15, 2020
Curtis students perform at Carver Engineering and Science and Cayuga Elementary School as part of ongoing partnerships in 2019–20
Jonathan Biss and Curtis Release Final Installment of Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
January 8, 2020
Since launching in 2013, six-part course has reached over 150,000 people in 185 countries
Osmo Vänskä Conducts the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and Jonathan Biss at Carnegie Hall February 8
December 30, 2019
The performance in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage concludes the ensemble’s seven-city U.S. tour
Osmo Vänskä Leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra on its First-Ever United States Tour
December 30, 2019
The orchestra and piano soloist Jonathan Biss (’01) perform in seven U.S. cities from January 30–February 8 with final concert at Carnegie Hall
Curtis Institute of Music Offers New Evening Seminars to Deepen Concertgoing Experience
December 10, 2019
Taught by Curtis faculty chair, seminars are first in-person courses offered to the community
Curtis Opera Theatre Opens 2019–20 Season with The Barber of Seville November 21–24
November 13, 2019
New production directed by Chas Rader-Shieber to be performed in the Perelman Theater
Vera Quartet and Meng-Chieh Liu Travel United States for Curtis on Tour Beginning November 2019
November 6, 2019
Faculty member and string quartet in residence at Curtis Institute of Music embark on three-part tour featuring works by Beethoven, Franck, and Bright Sheng
Curtis Institute of Music Family Concerts Present Mother Goose on November 10
November 1, 2019
The Enchantment Theatre Company joins Curtis musicians to bring Maurice Ravel’s Mother Goose to life.
Benjamin Schmid and Gabriel Kovach Lead Curtis Institute Chamber Ensemble in East Coast Tour and Philadelphia Recital November 16–21
October 30, 2019
Touring group of students led by notable alumni perform Beethoven and Penderecki works for woodwinds and strings
Curtis Performance Faculty Move Into Endowed Chairs Beginning in 2019–20
October 29, 2019
Distinguished faculty members Midori and Danielle Orlando are latest to hold named chairs
The Curtis Institute Of Music And Drexel University’s Westphal College Receive First-Ever Grants for Collaborative Project from The Pew Center For Arts & Heritage
October 22, 2019
The Curtis Institute of Music and Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design have been awarded the first-ever project grants from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for an inter-institutional collaboration.
Curtis Symphony Orchestra Performs Philadelphia Premiere of Theofanidis’s Drum Circles October 19–20
October 10, 2019
October 19 program in Immaculata features Mozart’s “Gran Partita”; October 20 program in Philadelphia features opera selections under Yannick Nézet-Séguin
