Curtis Announces Performance Certificate in Improvisation
December 4, 2018
New in 2018–19, the program is the first in North America designed specifically for college-level classical musicians
Pianist Meng-Chieh Liu Celebrates 25 Years at Curtis with 3-Part Recital Series Beginning December 9
November 26, 2018
A Silver Touch series includes performances on December 9, February 25, and March 31 at Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis Opera Theatre Presents Sweeney Todd November 14–18
November 12, 2018
Three performances at Philadelphia Film Center, formerly Prince Theater
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Opens 2018–19 Season with A Mad King on November 10
November 7, 2018
Streamed Live on YouTube (Curtis.edu/YouTube); Performance combines works by Peter Maxwell Davies and Julius Eastman
Judith Ingolfsson and Vladimir Stoupel Perform Duo Recital for Curtis Presents Series November 4
October 31, 2018
Seasoned violin and piano soloists combine as Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel in Field Concert Hall
New Quartet in Residence and Fellows Named for 2018–19
October 18, 2018
Curtis welcomes to its student body the newest participants in the school’s professional bridge programs.
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
