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Curtis Artist Fellow Emily Cooley on her work at Graterford Prison
January 18, 2018
Learn more about Emily Cooley's work at Graterford Prison in her own words.
Bernstein: Duty and Career
January 18, 2018
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 returned?
European Favorite Gilbert Varga leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra on January 28 at Verizon Hall
January 15, 2018
Program of musical storytelling features Corigliano’s The Mannheim Rocket, music from The Miraculous Mandarin, and Scheherazade
Bernstein: A Posthumous Gift
January 3, 2018
Leonard Bernstein’s concert whites and baton, gifted to Curtis by his children, honor his long-standing relationship with Curtis.
Curtis Graduates Bring Arts Access and Education to Philadelphia
December 14, 2017
2017–18 Partner Organizations Include South Philadelphia High School, William Cramp Elementary School, State Correctional Institution at Graterford, and Project HOME
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Featured by the New York Times
December 11, 2017
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble Featured by the New York Times: "Brazen Virtuosity: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube"
Bernstein: A "Stöhr" Thing
December 8, 2017
Austrian theorist Richard Stöhr’s move to America—and his hiring by Curtis—may ultimately have saved his life.
The Curtis Institute of Music Announces Recent Additions to the Board of Trustees
December 7, 2017
New Board Representatives Named for the Alumni Network, Crescendo Club, and Mary Louise Curtis Bok Foundation; Bayard R. Fiechter named president of the Mary Louise Curtis Bok Foundation as former president Sam Shipley becomes trustee emeritus
Curtis Presents the Aizuri Quartet and Jonathan Biss on December 9 in Field Concert Hall
December 1, 2017
2015–16 string quartet in residence returns for recital including collaboration with famed faculty member
Bernstein at Tanglewood
November 29, 2017
Bernstein and other Curtis students join Tanglewood in its first year
