Curtis on Tour

Upcoming Tours

Additional tours and engagements are announced on a rolling basis.

Dover Quartet with Brook Speltz - Broadcast Event

November 2020

The Dover Quartet is joined by guest cellist Brook Speltz in a concert broadcast for Chamber Music Monterey Bay on November 7. This exciting program is centered on Schubert’s beloved String Quintet in C major, D. 956—often termed the “Cello Quintet” for its use of a second cello. Also on the program is a newly commissioned work by Curtis composition faculty member Richard Danielpour. 

Noted musicologist Kai Christiansen presents each piece before it is performed and conducts an interview with Mr. Danielpour about his new work for string quintet. 

Curtis Chamber Orchestra - Mid-Atlantic

January 2021

Violist Tabea Zimmerman collaborates with a chamber orchestra of Curtis musicians for a residency and United States tour in January 2021. Ms. Zimmerman will lead the group and serve as a soloist in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364 with fellow soloist Pamela Frank (Violin ’89). Also on the program are Britten’s Lachrymae, Op. 48a and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C major. Op. 48.

Cello Quintet - North America

March 2021

Esteemed faculty Ida Kavafian, violin, and Peter Wiley (’74), cello, lead a quintet of string players in a program centered on Schubert’s beloved String Quintet in C major, D. 956—often termed the “Cello Quintet” for its use of a second cello. A newly commissioned work by Curtis composition faculty member Richard Danielpour rounds out the program.

String Quintet - Europe

Fall 2021 - Dates TBD

Liza Ferschtman (Violin ’00) and faculty member Edward Gazouleas (Viola ’84)  are joined by emerging artists to perform favorite string quintets of Beethoven and Mendelssohn, and a work by Michael Djupstrom (Composition ’11) commissioned specifically for this tour.

Professional Engagements

Curtis on Tour manages solo engagements for Curtis artists with professional orchestras and presenters.