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  • Dinosaur enthusiast? David Serkin Ludwig’s new work brings fantastical prehistoric creatures to life.

    Catch the world premiere of A Book of Forgotten Creatures, performed by the Grammy Award–winning Imani Winds with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra this Sunday, January 25.

  • Hyun Jae Lim, Yiyang Hou, and Sameer Agrawal Win Top Prizes at Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition

    Lim claimed first prize and two best performance awards; Hou earned second prize and Agrawal took third.

  • Henry Drangel Featured on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts

    The first-year voice student was featured singing Donizetti’s aria “Quanto è bella.”

  • Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra Illuminates Darkness, Resilience, and Vitality

    Experience this virtuosic masterpiece with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Osmo Vänskä on January 25.

  • Catherine Van Handel (’15) Named Assistant Principal Bassoon of The Cleveland Orchestra

    The Taiwanese-born bassoonist joins the orchestra in January 2026, following eight years as principal bassoon of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

  • Curtis Symphony Orchestra Presents “Osmo Conducts Bartók” on Jan. 25

    Renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra in a dynamic program featuring works by Bartók, Mazzoli, and Dorn—as well as the world premiere of a new concerto for woodwinds by David Serkin Ludwig (Composition ’01), featuring Grammy Award-winning quintet Imani Winds.