Curtis Symphony Orchestra “Dvořák & Price with Yannick” (Photo Roundup)

Relive the excitement of Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s November 22 performance at Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center and the historic November 24 concert at Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall in photos

The 2024–25 Curtis Symphony Orchestra series continued on Friday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center, and Sunday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m. in the newly renovated, state-of-the-art Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall. This thrilling program featured groundbreaking works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Florence Price, and Antonín Dvořák under the batons of four-time Grammy Award-winning conductor and pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music and artistic director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and music director of the Metropolitan Opera and Orchestre Métropolitain, and Curtis’ head of conducting; and Benoit Gauthier, second-year Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow. Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s highly anticipated concert in New York City marked the first appearance by the ensemble at Lincoln Center.

Check out the photo highlights below. Photos at Marian Anderson Hall by Margo Reed Studio. Photos at David Geffen Hall by Fadi Kheir. 

Read two glowing reviews from Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s performance at David Geffen Hall by Jon Sobel of BlogCritics and Rick Perdian of Seen and Heard International.

Banner image: Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Curtis Symphony Orchestra for a sold-out audience at Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall; photo by Fadi Kheir.

  • Benoit Gauthier, second-year Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow, and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at David Geffen Hall. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Members of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and Curtis student body at Lincoln Center. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Front to Back (L-R): Maya Anjali Buchanan, Dindin Wang, Leah Amory, Audrey Goodner, Sooeon Kim, Kei Saotome, and Olivia Zhang. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Marcus Shaw, Maya Anjali Buchanan, Ania Lewis, and Christian Jeon next to David Geffen Hall. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Wu Tsai Theater. (Fadi Kheir)
  • The viola section celebrates following Friday's concert at Marian Anderson Hall. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Violists Annis Cheuk Lam Ma, Yizilin Liang, and Yunji Jang backstage at Marian Anderson Hall. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Ziuzhang Charlie Cao and Xiaoxi Annie Li backstage at David Geffen Hall. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Curtis Symphony Orchestra at Wu Tsai Theater. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Chin-I Lee, Hwaseop Jeong, Izaiah Cheehran at Marian Anderson Hall. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Back Row (L-R): Diego Peña and Gabriel Nishikawa Madden. Front Row (L-R): Eunah Kim, Anastasia Samsel, Ben Price, and Fátima Landa Velázquez at Wu Tsai Theater. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Gabriel Nishikawa Madden and Yesol (Joanna) Yi on the stage of Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • The Curtis Symphony Orchestra performing Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade in A minor, Op. 33 under Benoit Gauthier. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Davin Mar and Yizilin Liang backstage at Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra take bows at Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Hun Choi, Marcus Shaw, Christian Jeon, and Jiwon Grace Kim at Lincoln Center. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Curtis Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Benoit Gauthier, second-year Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow, at Wu Tsai Theater. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Elizabeth Crafton at Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra take bows at Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Violist Emad Zolfaghari backstage at David Geffen Hall. (Fadi Kheir)
  • Xiaoxi Annie Li, Izaiah Cheeran, and Nabeel Ansari at Marian Anderson Hall. (Margo Reed Studio)
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra take bows at Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall. (Fadi Kheir)

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