Curtis on Tour

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.

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.

Summer 2025
Curtis on Tour in Nantucket

Extraordinary 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 Tour

Emerging 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 America

Curtis 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 America

A 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 | Europe

Violinist 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.

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, cello

July 20 | Mt. Gretna, PA | Gretna Music
Erinys Quartet

July 24 | South Bend, IN | MERITA
Erinys Quartet

July 26 | Victoria, BC | Victoria Summer Music Festival Society
Jacques Forestier, violin

August 6 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Strings Music Festival
Erinys Quartet

August 17 | Falls Village, CT | Music Mountain
Erinys Quartet

September 27-28 | Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Symphony
Jacques Forestier, violin

October 16 | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga Symphony
Tae-Yeon Kim, cello

2026

January 13 | Sarasota, FL | Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Inc.
Erinys Quartet

February 8 | London, ON | Gordon Jeffery Music Foundation
Jacques Forestier, violin

February 14 | Wakefield, RI | Core Memory Music
Erinys Quartet

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.

2017: String Sextet—Latin America

2017: Curtis Symphony Orchestra—Europe

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.”

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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.”

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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…”

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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.”

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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 2019

President Díaz was also featured in print.

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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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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