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Diana Wensley
Communications Manager
(215) 717-3129
Jennifer Kallend
Managing Director of Communications
(215) 717-3190
Curtis Institute of Music Family Concerts Present Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb on October 21
October 15, 2018
Families explore percussion, rhythm, and communication as inspired by children’s book
Curtis Presents Season Begins with Recital by Guitarist Jason Vieaux and Violinist Nigel Armstrong
October 10, 2018
Program features works by Albéniz, de Falla, Jobim, and more
Curtis Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Gary Graffman on October 27 at Immaculata University and October 28 at Verizon Hall
October 4, 2018
Program pays tribute to Graffman for his 90th birthday, features Van Cliburn-winning pianist Haochen Zhang
Curtis Opera Theatre Presents Trouble in Paradise Double Bill October 4–7 at Prince Theater
September 25, 2018
New double bill pairs Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
June 22 Curtis Summerfest Faculty Recital Highlights New Partnership with Sphinx Performance Academy
June 20, 2018
Award-winning musicians from Sphinx partner with performers from the harp and voice Summerfest programs
Curtis Names Eric Owens and Danielle Orlando to Lead the Vocal Studies Department Beginning in 2019–20
May 10, 2018
New Artistic Team to lead the Curtis Institute of Music Vocal Studies Department beginning in the 2019–20 Season
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Presents New Works for String Quartet by Student Composers May 4
April 26, 2018
Streamed Live on YouTube (Curtis.edu/YouTube); Resident ensemble Zorá String Quartet performs; Panel discussions include Tod Machover, visiting faculty
Alumna Karina Canellakis leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra on April 28 in Allentown and April 29 in Philadelphia
April 18, 2018
Diverse program highlights Curtis alumni: soprano Amanda Majeski featured, orchestra performs work by George Walker. Gala prior to April 29 concert celebrates longtime Curtis supporters Joseph and Marie Field.
Lessons from High-Performing Organizations On Display at Curtis
April 17, 2018
Author of Powerhouse: Insider Accounts Into the World’s Top High-Performance Organizations Speaks at Curtis and Wharton
Curtis Opera Theatre Presents Leonard Bernstein’s A Quiet Place: American Premiere of Adaptation by Garth Edwin Sunderland
March 1, 2018
Curtis Presents Sarah Shafer and Mikael Eliasen on March 4 in Field Concert Hall
February 27, 2018
Rising Curtis alumna performs song cycles accompanied by Curtis Opera Theatre artistic director
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Presents The Edge Effect: Composers and their Environmental Influences on February 24
February 21, 2018
Streamed Live on YouTube (Curtis.edu/YouTube); iconic Pierrot lunaire connects to Curtis’s all-school project
The Curtis Institute of Music, Opera Philadelphia, and the National Museum of American Jewish History present: Bernstein, Identity, and A Quiet Place on March 1
February 19, 2018
Free public event at the National Museum of American Jewish History
Curtis Institute of Music and Enchantment Theatre Company Present Family Concerts on February 18
February 9, 2018
The two Philadelphia arts organizations partner to bring Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals to life
Curtis Celebrates the Bernstein Centenary with Philadelphia Recital February 10 and Nationwide Tour February 11–March 18
February 6, 2018
Chamber ensemble of alumni and students perform around the country with a program of works by famed alumnus Leonard Bernstein, as well as Copland and Gershwin
Curtis Summerfest Partners with the Sphinx Performance Academy in Summer 2018
January 29, 2018
New collaborative model includes Curtis alumni on faculty and reflects a special commitment to musical talent in Philadelphia
European Favorite Gilbert Varga leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra on January 28 at Verizon Hall
January 15, 2018
Program of musical storytelling features Corigliano’s The Mannheim Rocket, music from The Miraculous Mandarin, and Scheherazade
