Curtis on Tour
Extraordinary emerging artists share the stage with celebrated alumni and faculty
Curtis on Tour is the Nina von Maltzahn global touring initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music. Embracing the school’s “learn by doing” philosophy, ensembles are infused with the energy and passion of extraordinary emerging artists performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty. In addition to performances, musicians engage with local communities through educational and community engagement activities. For more than 15 years, Curtis on Tour has maintained a presence at top international concert halls, performing more than 450 concerts in over 120 cities, from New York to Berlin and Hong Kong to Santiago.
Now Booking 2026—27
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Dohnányi Sextet
Cellist Nicholas Canellakis leads a program centered around the Dohnányi Sextet for the unique combination of piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, and horn. Canellakis and emerging artists will open the program with virtuosic duos by Schumann and Halvorsen (variations on a theme by Handel) and the lyrical Brahms Clarinet Trio. The program concludes with Dohnányi’s gorgeous, expansive Sextet for winds, strings, and piano.
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Poulenc, Shostakovich, and Fauré
Poulenc, Shostakovich, and Fauré
An all-alumni ensemble performs a program of Poulenc, Shostakovich, and Fauré. The program opens with Poulenc’s passionate Sonata for violin and piano and Shostakovich’s expressive Sonata for cello and piano. Violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen, cellist Yumi Kendall, and pianist Ying Li are joined by violist and Curtis President Roberto Díaz in the second half to perform Fauré’s shimmering and elegant Piano Quartet in C minor.
Upcoming Tours & Performances
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Upcoming Tours
Summer 2025
Curtis on Tour in NantucketExtraordinary alumni and faculty from the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music perform audience favorites – from beloved melodies from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Benjamin Britten’s Cabaret Songs to pieces by Brahms, Liszt, and Schumann. Don’t miss these thrilling performances by current and future leading artists – mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg, violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen, pianist Hanchien Lee, and Curtis President and violist Roberto Díaz.
Fall 2025
Latin American TourEmerging artists join Curtis President and renowned violist Roberto Díaz to form an ensemble of soprano, clarinet, viola, and piano. The program will feature works of legendary Curtis alumnus Leonard Bernstein, including his Clarinet Sonata and selections from West Side Story, Schubert’s beloved song “The Shepherd on the Rock,” and selections from Bruch’s Eight Pieces.
Fall 2025 & Spring 2026
Bernstein, Bruch, and Schubert | North AmericaCurtis President and renowned violist Roberto Díaz leads and ensemble of soprano, clarinet, viola, and piano, including award-winning French soprano Juliette Tacchino. The program will include Bernstein’s Clarinet Sonata, Schubert’s “The Shepherd on the Rock,” selections from Bruch’s Eight Pieces, and a set of French art songs.
March & May 2026
Conductorless Chamber Orchestra | North AmericaA conductorless chamber orchestra led from the first chair by Minnesota Orchestra concertmaster and Curtis violin faculty Erin Keefe. The program includes Mozart’s masterful Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola, and orchestra performed by Erin Keefe and Curtis President and renowned violist Roberto Díaz, as well as beloved works by Barber and Beethoven.
May 2026
Beethoven, Brahms, and Martinů | EuropeViolinist Liza Ferschtman (‘00), known for her “laserlike intensity, purity, and refined beauty of playing” (New York Times), and pianist Benjamin Hochman (‘01), celebrated for his “elegant, polished, and heartfelt” playing (Boston Globe), lead a piano quintet ensemble with emerging artists from Curtis Institute of Music. The program will begin with Bohuslav Martinů’s exuberant Three Madrigals and Beethoven’s “Ghost” piano trio, and close with Brahms’ masterful Piano Quintet in F minor.
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Upcoming Professional Engagements
In addition to national and international tours, Curtis on Tour manages professional performance engagements for Curtis students and recent graduates, providing emerging artists with the matchless experience of appearing with leading ensembles and presenting organizations.
Professional engagements are added on a rolling basis as they are confirmed.
2025
July 19 | Brevard, NC | Brevard Music Center
Tae-Yeon Kim, celloJuly 20 | Mt. Gretna, PA | Gretna Music
Erinys QuartetJuly 24 | South Bend, IN | MERITA
Erinys QuartetJuly 26 | Victoria, BC | Victoria Summer Music Festival Society
Jacques Forestier, violinAugust 6 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Strings Music Festival
Erinys QuartetAugust 17 | Falls Village, CT | Music Mountain
Erinys QuartetSeptember 27-28 | Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Symphony
Jacques Forestier, violinOctober 16 | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga Symphony
Tae-Yeon Kim, cello2026
January 13 | Sarasota, FL | Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Inc.
Erinys QuartetFebruary 8 | London, ON | Gordon Jeffery Music Foundation
Jacques Forestier, violinFebruary 14 | Wakefield, RI | Core Memory Music
Erinys Quartet
Past Tours
For more than 15 years, Curtis on Tour has maintained a presence at top international concert halls, performing more than 450 concerts in over 120 cities. See photos from the road, watch and listen to recordings, and read press coverage from a selection of past tours.
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A Look Back at Our Tours
2025: North America: Beethoven, Brahms, and more
2025: North America: Guitar Quartet
2025: West Coast: Michelle Cann and the Erinys Quartet
2025: Europe: Debussy, Ravel, and Fauré
2024: Curtis Symphony Orchestra, East Coast
2024: Europe
2024: North American Tour: Nantucket and East Coast
2024: Piano Quartet, Europe
2024: Winds and Strings, United States
2023: Taiwan
2023: Europe
2023: Nantucket and New England
2023: Intimacy of Creativity
2023: Trio Zimbalist
2023: Curtis Symphony Orchestra
2023: Cello Quintet
2023: L’Histoire du Soldat
2022: Eric Owens and Singers from the Curtis Opera Theatre
2022: Soprano and Piano Quartet-Europe
2022: Cello Quintet—U.S.
2021: Flute, Strings, and Piano Virtual Tour—Latin America
2021: Piano Trio—Europe
2021: BROADCAST: Flute, Strings, and Piano—New England
2020: Dover Quartet Virtual Tour—Latin America
2020: BROADCAST: Strings, Guitar, and Voice—New England
2019–20: Vera Quartet and Meng-Chieh Liu, piano—U.S.
2020: Curtis Symphony Orchestra with Osmo Vänskä and Jonathan Biss—U.S.
2019: Woodwinds and Strings Ensemble—U.S.
2019: Flute, Piano, and Strings—Asia
2019: Voice, Strings, and Piano—Europe
2019: Flute, Guitar, and Strings—New England
2019: Clarinet Trio—Latin America
2019: Piano Quartet—Europe
2019: Intimacy of Creativity—Hong Kong
2019: Vocal Quartet—U.S.
2018: Piano Quartet—U.S.
2018: Zorá Quartet—Europe
2018: Leonard Bernstein Centenary Celebration—U.S.
Media
Images
Videos
Asia Tour: Flute, Piano, and Strings
U.S. Tour: Woodwinds and Strings Ensemble
Europe Tour: Voice and Strings Ensemble
Student Recital: January 2016 in Philadelphia
About Curtis on Tour
Learn
In addition to touring activities, Curtis faculty and alumni have created several online lectures, free and available on demand at Curtis.edu/Coursera.
Curtis was the first conservatory to offer a massive open online course (MOOC) on Coursera. Since launching in 2013, Curtis courses have reached a global music community of more than 150,000 people in 185 countries.
Press
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What the Critics are Saying about Curtis Performers
Winds and Strings Tour: Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
New York, N.Y.| BlogCritics: December 2023
“[A] lively mix of periods and styles, and a testament to the high quality of Curtis’s program.”
Curtis Symphony Orchestra in the U.S.: Winter 2020
Durham, N.C. | CVNC: February 6, 2020
“The Curtis Symphony Orchestra is a young classical ensemble, uniquely gifted and well-trained, advancing in experience every day. Add a renowned conductor like Vänskä and a world-class pianist like Biss and you have an extraordinary concert experience. Those who braved the rainy, stormy night were richly rewarded.”
Vera Quartet and Meng-Chieh Liu in the U.S.: Fall 2019–Spring 2020
Rockport, Mass. | The Boston Musical Intelligencer: November 11, 2019
“Meng-Chieh Liu…wove magic into every note (or bundle of notes) he sent our way.”
“The [Vera Quartet] made the most of Beethoven’s dramatic contrasts…”
Flute, Guitar, and Strings in New England: July 2019
Kingston, R.I. | Providence Journal: July 24, 2019
The touring ensemble opened the Kingston Chamber Music Festival on July 24, 2019 to great reviews, including this one from the Providence Journal, which characterized the concert as a “virtuosic showdown,” adding that “Piazzolla’s “Histoire du Tango” came to life magnificently” and “[Joshua] Smith gorgeously dispatched the Mozart.”
Clarinet Trio in Latin America: June 2019
Santiago, Chile | CNN Chile: June 26, 2019
President Roberto Díaz appeared on television as part of a tour to Latin America, which included stops in his home country of Chile. (Interview begins at 15:44)
Reñaca, Chile | Tell Magazine: June 2019President Díaz was also featured in print.
Piano Quartet in the U.S.: October 2018
Miami, Fla. | South Florida Classical Review: October 26, 2018
“With their handling of the shifts between determined attacks and tender, blossoming notes, the musicians brought Brahms’ sprawling score to life.”
Piano Quartet in Asia: March 2018
Hong Kong | Chamber Muse: March 30, 2018
“Joined by alumnae pianist Natalie Zhu, the Curtis kicked off the Fauré quartet with turbulent emotion, full of swirling musical ideas.”
Leonard Bernstein Centenary Celebration Tour: Spring 2018
Palm Beach, Fla | Palm Beach Daily News: March 19, 2018
“The quartet did a great job of moving together. In a piece that is easily too sentimental, this group played with the right amount of sincerity.”
String Sextet in Latin America: Fall 2017
Santiago, Chile | El Mercurio: October 21, 2017
“The scherzo, which seems to pay homage to Beethoven’s humor, and the final rondo were exquisite at the hands of this group of teacher and disciples.”
Curtis Symphony Orchestra in Europe: Summer 2017
Bremen, Germany | Bremer Nachrichten: May 24, 2017
“There is no need to mention this brilliant youth orchestra’s flexible modulation and intuitive musicality…They also gave an impressive performance of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra. Lush sound and subtle rhythmic motor skills led to an electrifying night of music.”
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Curtis in the News
Curtis students and alumni are making waves throughout the musical world by winning major competitions, appointments, and honors. Learn about recent achievements on the Curtis News page.
Contact
General Management
Andrew Lane
Vice President, Touring and Artist Management
Executive Director, Curtis Artist Management
(215) 717-3124
andrew.lane@curtis.edu
Booking Representatives (North America)
Julie Gaitens
Booking Representative
(215) 717-3146
julie.gaitens@curtis.edu
Brayton Arvin
Artist Manager and Booking Representative
(215) 875-4204
brayton.arvin@curtis.edu
Booking Representative (Europe)
Julika Castro
Booking Representative, Europe
+49 (0)178-514 43 26
julika.castro@curtis.edu
Booking Representative (Latin America)
Angélica Fanjul
Fanjul & Ward
+56 9 7978 2364
fanjul@fanjulandward.com
Orchestra Tours (Worldwide, except North America)
Viola Frankenfeld
HarrisonParrott
+49 (0)89 6797 10484
viola.frankenfeld@harrisonparrott.de
Advancing for Confirmed Engagements (Curtis on Tour & Emerging Artists)
Lingzi Liu
Manager of Touring Operations
(215) 717-3143
lingzi.liu@curtis.edu