As we look forward to celebrating the Curtis class of 2018, we look back at the very first Curtis Commencement, held 84 years ago. ...
The Curtis Archives presents the stories of four Curtis graduates who, through a strong desire to achieve the highest levels within their profession, ...
“There is a garden, come with me, come with me, a shining garden come and see. Your love will teach us harmony and grace, your love will lead us to a ...
Taking over the directorship from Josef Hofmann, Randall Thompson brought with him new perspectives that challenged the prevailing attitudes at Curtis ...
John Gruen collection of Leonard Bernstein interviews
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"Lenny was nine years older than I was, and it was sort of betwixt and between. We were neither contemporaries nor master and pupil" ...
As WWII escalated, young Bernstein feared missing his chance at success. If he left to fight for his country, would he still be a conductor when he re ...
Leonard Bernstein’s concert whites and baton, gifted to Curtis by his children, honor his long-standing relationship with Curtis. ...
Austrian theorist Richard Stöhr’s move to America—and his hiring by Curtis—may ultimately have saved his life. ...
Bernstein and other Curtis students join Tanglewood in its first year ...
“Then there was the great Vengerova…never had I had a piano teacher so demanding and tyrannical.” ...
“When I think back on the two years I spent in Philadelphia, my immediate memory is of a deeply moving experience.” ...
“Suddenly I was studying with the great and fanatically severe Fritz Reiner.” ...
In the fall of 1939 Leonard Bernstein auditioned for, and was accepted to, the Curtis Institute of Music. ...
This fall, the Curtis Archives prepares to celebrate alumnus Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday with a series of online and in-person features on his ...
Although many Curtis alums go on to prestigious performing careers, quite a few end up on the other side of the music stand ...
A former violinist and Curtis student, Rockmore became the first, and arguably best, theremin virtuosa... ...
Native Philadelphian Jeanne Behrend was a member of the first graduating class at Curtis in 1934 ...
Well known to Philadelphia Orchestra audiences, Kapell also enjoyed close acquaintance with Curtis director Efrem Zimbalist ...
