Honor Roll of Giving
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Lifetime Giving Society
We extend our deepest gratitude to the generous donors whose cumulative lifetime giving to the Curtis Institute of Music has exceeded $1 million. These individuals and organizations set an inspiring example of leadership and extraordinary philanthropy, and we are grateful for their enduring support.
(This list includes gifts received as of September 22, 2022.)
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Anonymous
Mrs. Nina Albert+
Mr. William A. Albert
The Allerton Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
Mrs. Evelyn Axelrod+
Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod+
Estate of Maryjane Mayhew Barton*
Mrs. Cary William Bok+
Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz
Mr. Joseph P. Brinton III+
William R. Brody and Hyunah Yu
Estate of Vera D. Bruestle
Mr. William D. Burns
William D. Burns* 403(B)(7) Plan – Buffalo Philharmonic
Ernestine Bacon Cairns Trust
California Community Foundation
Fondation Charidu
Mr. L. Daniel Dannenbaum+ and Ms. Kate Hall
Demeng Foundation
Daniel W. Dietrich II Foundation
William B. Dietrich Foundation
Estate of Joseph* and Yvonne* Druian
Mrs. Judith M. Eisner+
Joseph and Marie Field Foundation
Mr. Charles C. Freyer and Ms. Judith Durkin Freyer
The Edwin B. Garrigues Foundation
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Bruce Jay Gould, M.D.
Otto Haas Charitable Trust #2
Edna L. Harkness* Trust
Rita E. Hauser
The Hauser Foundation
Mrs. Ruth D. Heller+
HFGLocust, LP
Mr.+ and Mrs. Alan R. Hirsig
William and Nina Hollis Foundation
The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
Estate of Lester Lanin
Estate of John LaSalandra
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lenfest
The Lenfest Foundation
Carol and Howard Lidz
Lisa and Gie Liem
Mr. and Mrs. Y. S. Liu
Sueyun and Gene Locks+
Locks Foundation
Dr. Avron J. Maletzky+
Nina Baroness von Maltzahn+
Nina Maria Arts and Culture Foundation
James and Betty Matarese
Ms. Sondra Matesky+
John H. McFadden and Lisa D. Kabnick
John J. Medveckis
J. J. Medveckis Foundation
Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joe Neubauer
The Neubauer Family Foundation
Mr. Shaun F. O’Malley+
William Penn Foundation
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Peters
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Suzanne H. Poole* Trust
The Presser Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Milton L. Rock+
Mr. Aaron Rosand+
Mark and Robin Rubenstein
Estate of H. Shaw Roberts Scholl
David* and Jane Schwartz Family Trust
Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
Penelope and Thomas Watkins
The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams Jr.
Ms. Lillie Lee Winston+
Mr. Jack Wolgin+
Wyncote Foundation
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
Annual Giving
The Curtis Institute of Music is honored to recognize the following individuals for their generous and loyal support. Thanks to their unwavering philanthropic gifts, Curtis is able to provide a world-class education to its students, offer myriad performances to its audiences, and strengthen the professional endeavors of our young alumni. Thank you to all who continue to make this work possible.
(These lists encompass gifts received after June 1, 2021, as of September 22, 2022.)
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Anonymous
Pamela A. Bicket and Zachary Cohen+
Mr. and Mrs. Y. S. Liu
Joseph and Marie Field
HF Lenfest Fund
John H. McFadden and Lisa D. Kabnick
Joan M. Moran and William J. Fenza+
Mark and Robin Rubenstein
Jay H. Tolson
Dr. R. J. Wallner
Penelope and Thomas Watkins
+ deceased
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Anonymous
Donald Abrams
Frank S. Bayley
Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz
Cecilia Brauer*+
Lois and Julian Brodsky
Bill and Laura Buck
Ms. Ernestine B. Cairns
Julika Castro
Mr. Andrew Chan
Mr. Gerald Chan
Ronnie C. Chan
Anthony B. Creamer III
Gordon and Patricia Fowler
Allen R. and Judy Brick Freedman
Deborah M. Fretz
Mr. Charles C. Freyer and Ms. Judith Durkin Freyer
Mignon and Jim Groch
Wayne and Wilhelmina Hardee
Andrew Jacobs* and Katherine Park
Linda E. Johnson
Estate of Joyce Carlin Levy
Lisa and Gie Liem
Cornelia B. and R. Ashbrook McCann
Susan and Frank Mechura
John J. Medveckis
Laura and Kenneth Mitchell
Mr. Allen J. Model and Dr. Roberta Gausas
Edward A. Montgomery Jr.
Bob and Guna Mundheim
Rosalind and Roy Neff
C. Richard Neu and Virginia L. Ambrosini
Robert and Lynne Pollack
Bob and Caro Rock
Cecilia Segawa Seigle
Nina Baroness von Maltzahn+
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wendt
Ms. Betty Whelchel and Mr. Doug Kruse
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
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Anonymous
Tobe Amsterdam
Ruth T. Baker*
Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey
Derek and Sissela Bok
Robert J. Carwithen*+
Elissa Koljonen* and Roberto Díaz*
John J. Downes, M.D.+
Bruce and Deborah Duncan Foundation
Peter and Pamela Freyd
Professor Frank F. Furstenberg Jr., in memory of Nina Segre
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Glickman
Gordon and Llura Gund
The CHG Charitable Trust
Pamela M. and James H. Hill
William A. Horn, M.D.*
Marsha Hunter* and Brian K. Johnson
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Mary M. Lane
Nancy Maruyama, M.D.
Sandra Miller* and Wayne Olson
William S. Mulherin and Joseph F. Baker
Mrs. John A. Nyheim
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Peters
Catherine and Michael Radbill
Rinaldi Family, Jacobs Music
Judith and James Ritchings
Suzanne Roberts+ Cultural Development Fund
Dr. Sevgi B. Rodan
Lyn M. Ross
Thomas and Patricia Vernon
Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams Jr.
Barbara Eberlein and Jerry Wind
Sue and Michael Young
Marc Yun*
Zisman Family Foundation
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
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Louis P. Barbarin and Virginia Barbarin
Richard and Amanda Smoot
Dr. Bettyruth Walter
Carol A. Westfall
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Joyce Arsnow
Jim and Janet Averill
Eileen Baird+
Shawn Benoliel-Lawrence
Victoria Bok
William R. Brody and Hyunah Yu
Robert Bryan and Julie Jensen
Elia D. Buck and Caroline B. Rogers
Michael and Corinne DeNucci Family Fund
Mrs. Edith R. Dixon
Mary Lou Falcone*
Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg
Blake Hinson* directed through Charlotte and William Hinson Family Foundation
Scott and Yardly Jenkins
Martin+ and Sondra Landes
Fran and Leon Levy
Carol and Howard Lidz
William A. Loeb
Sharon and Frank Lorenzo
James P. MacElderry and Marilyn S. Fishman
Sandy and David Marshall
James and Betty Matarese
Paul H. McKelvie
C. Justin Miller*
Adam R. Nelson, Esq.
James O’Neill and David Rubin
Daria and Estate of R. Anderson Pew
Jerry+ and Bernice Rubenstein
Renee and Martin Schultz
Drs. Peter Scoles and Angela Smith-Scoles
Rebecca and Daniel Shapiro
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III
Jean and Gene Stark
Barbara Augusta Teichert
Charles C. and Alison Townsend
Dominique van de Stadt and Octavio Pajaro^
Peggy Wachs
Mr. Robert J. Weiner
Chiona Xanthopoulou-Schwarz
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
^ Curtis parent
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Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III
Phil and Meg Cavanaugh
Mr. Bradford L. Clayman
Dr. and Mrs. Harris R. Clearfield
Laura and Edward Crawford^
Peter S. Cressman
Marci Generose
Dr. Frederic and Trudy Honigman
Lawrence and Toba Kerson
Mr. and Mrs. D. Christopher Le Vine
Madelyn Mignatti
Neil Oxman, Esq.
Constance Benoliel Rock+
Beatrice S. Rossman
Katie and Tony Schaeffer
Mr. David Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shapiro
Samuel and Kate Sidewater
William H. Smith III
Harold and Emily Starr^
Mark N. Steinberger and Ann C. Lebowitz
Ellen J. Steiner
Lawrence Tarlow*
Bobby Towcimak
Ivana Vavra
Drs. Thomas and Dennie P. Wolf
Robert Zimet
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
^ Curtis parent
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Charlotte H. Biddle
Lois Boyce
Eric Brauer and Luanne McGrain
Mr. Edward S. Brown and Ms. Susan M. Garber
Joan Chait
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Clifton
Dr. Stuart and Carol Cohn
Frank and Margery Cooper
Drs. Jonas and Susan Ellenberg
Judith and Daniel Francis
Joe and Kathy Gallagher
Susan and Sherwood “Woody” Goldberg
Bruce Jay Gould, M.D.
Susan L. Graham
John L. Herrick
Brian Jandrucko
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Javian
Jan and Bob Keefe^
John A. and Catherine M Koten Foundation
William Lake Leonard
Joan W. Mackie
Craig Maynard
Joseph and Jeanne McGinn
Christopher Millard*
Alan Morrison*
Jay and Gretchen Riley
Mary Ellen and Carl Schneider
Helen E. Scott
Bonnie and Harris Sklar
Mark Russell Smith* and Ellen Dinwiddie Smith*
Martin P. Stepper*
Eileen Marolla and Charles Sterne III+
Patricia* and R.V. “Bud” Stone
Gaynor Strickler
Mrs. Eva-Maria Tausig
Mr. and Ms. Osmo Vänskä
Benjamin E. Zuckerman and Marian Robinson
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
^ Curtis parent
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Thomas J. Abrahamson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Adelson
Mr. Nigel W. Armstrong
Robin J. Bernstein
Jonathan Biss*
Dr. Tomas J. Bok and Ms. Florentien de Ruiter
Coren and Larry Bomback
Mia Chung-Yee
Steven Copes*
George Crumb
Mr. Stephen M. Cutler and Ms. Wendy Zimmermann
Philippe de Bros*
Dr. Joan DeJean
Dr. and Mrs. Allan Dennis^
Dr. Andrew Drake
Elise Drake
Diana Duke Duncan
Mr. Arthur F. Ferguson
Bayard and Stacy Fiechter
Karen Fulton and John Fulton III
Adele Aron Greenspun
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gulkis^
Kate Hall
Deborah and Jonathan Hirtle
Roger M. Janssen*
Ms. Melanie Jessen
Mr. Jeffrey R. Jowett
Gilbert and Rebecca Kerlin
The Kessler Fund
Mr. Jonathan T. Klein and Ms. Ellen E. Petri
Jim and Jane Knox^
Raymond and Carol Kujawa
Alan and Deena Gu Laties
Pauline P. Lee^
Michele Levin*
Mrs. Bernice R. Levinson
Allison Nelson Loebbaka*
Daniel Matsukawa*
Ms. Mary Ann McConnell
Anthony McGill* and Abby Fennessy
Martha Morse
Mr. Christopher Mossey
Lambert* and Jan Orkis
Zoë Pappas
Mr. David Richman and Ms. Janet Perry
Polly W. Riggs
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Rorer
Dr. Lucy B. Rorke-Adams
Shea Scruggs*
Mr. Jennings P. Shankle*
Ms. Martha J. Sheil
Prof. Craig D. Sheppard and Mr. Gregory Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. David Singer
Jack Sutte*
Eloise Wood
Sharyn and Gail Zunz
* alumnus/alumna
^ Curtis parent
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Anonymous (3)
Steven Ansell*
Lindy Barocchi
Sheila and Myron Bassman
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Beilman
Bruce C. Belzak
Al Besse
Ms. Sheila Bodine
Richard A. Brand
Miriam and Peter Burwasser
Butler Family Foundation
Miss Michelle A. Cann
Yu Cao and Ping Li^
The Catherwood Family
Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation
Mark Cedel*^
Anthony* and Benita* Checchia
Caroline Coade*
Polly Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Dalton^
Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Dichter
Kathy and Frank Dilenschneider^
Sally and Michael Feder
Mr. Steven J. Fram, Esq.
Alan and Margreet Francis
Diane Frankel
Philipp and Mary W. Gerdes^
John J. Givens*
Ms. Barbara A. Gold
Mary and Harvey Goldstein
Walter Gray*
Alan and Julie Halpern^
Ms. Linda Hanna
Mrs. Nancy Heinzen
Mr. Dennis Hummel
Jack and Marion Jacobs^
Laura and Bernard Jacobson
Uschi Joseph*
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Judy
Donald and Dorothy Kardon
Mr. Philip J. Kass
Joyce and Sam Krain
Ewa Lewis
Jeff Lewis and Mary Ann Rossi
Maxine de S. Lewis
Jun-Ching Lin*
Cletus P. Lyman
Mr.+ and Mrs. A. Bruce Mainwaring
Carl and Denise Majeski^
Dr. and Ms. Morton S. Mandell
Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
Dr. and Mrs W. Steven Mark
Robert McDonald*
Phyllis Melhado
Gina Montana and Family
Mr. Lorenzo R. Muti
Mr. Arthur E. Newbold IV
Sheldon and Barbara Novack
Mr. Eric J. Owens*
Susie and Geoff Mills
Dr. and Mrs. Joel Porter
Mr. Steve Poses and Ms. Christina L. Sterner
Ms. Krista G. Reichard
David Reinhardt
Mr. Lawrence Scharf
Dawn Marie Schlegel
Ken Schoenholz and Jace Stern
Mr. and Mrs. David Schroeder
Mark and Judy Copeland Schulman
Mr. Henry Scott and Prof. Yumi N. Scott
Jane Shaulis*
Mr. Joseph E. Somogyi
Peter L. Steffa Jr.
Ms. Lisbeth Stiffel
Mimi Stillman*
Rick Stout*
James and Photeine Stynes
Mrs. Arlene Tashlick
Dr. Anne L. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Radclyffe F. Thompson
Ms. Mary W. Trevor and Mr. Max Rabinovitsj
James H. Vail*
Daniel Wang* and Aldarcy Lewis Wang
Stewart Watson
Steven and Janet Weinberger
Ruth Winter
Susan Woelzl
Edward Yarwood
Vic Yerrid*
Laurent Yoon
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
^ Curtis parent
Tribute Gifts
Many of the generous friends of Curtis make their gifts “In honor of” or “In memory of” faculty, alumni, friends, and family. We recognize these thoughtful tributes of $500 or more below.
(These lists encompass gifts received after June 1, 2021, as of September 22, 2022.)
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Julius Baker*
Bart Feller*
Mimi Stillman*Cecilia Brauer*
Maureen McMahon
Anton and Nancy Shipman
Ms. Susan WoodardRosamonde and Orlando* Cole^
Amy L. Brodo
Walter Gray*Gianna Rolandi Davis*
Kathryn Day
Barney L. Jones and Bridget M. Jones
Dawn Marie Schlegel
Jane Shaulis*
Ms. Martha J. Sheil
Ms. Lisbeth Stiffel
William C. Vance
Susan WoelzlAnthony Gigliotti*^
Eli Eban*
Mr. Joseph A. Smith*Szymon Goldberg
Sarah Kwak*
Joyce and Tom Orchard^John Hartman
Bonnie Hartman
John HartmanBen Heinzen
Anonymous
Nancy Heinzen
Scott and Yardly Jenkins
Donald and Dorothy KardonAlan Hirsig
Scott and Yardly Jenkins
Richard and Amanda SmootFred Horwitz
Susan R. Freedman
Mr. Steven J. Fram, Esq.
The Horowitz Family
Patrice M. Meyers and Edward N. KurlandConstance W. Benoliel-Rock
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry Benoliel
Leslie Benoliel
Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey
Shawn Benoliel-LawrenceSol Schoenbach
John J. Givens*
Christopher Millard*Roger M. Scott*
Miles* and Susan Davis
Susan M. Davis
Mr. Eugene D. JablonskyEleanor Sokoloff*^
James Adler* and Scott Oaks
Jeffrey Chappell
Barbara A. Gold
James Meyerhoff and Laurie M. Sokoloff*
Craig D. SheppardCharles Sterne III
Anonymous
Eileen Baird
Bruce C. Belzak
Michael A. Bloom
DeDe and Tony Brown
Pauline A. Candaux and Solomon H. Katz
Margaret Dooley
Mary K. Doran
Richard A. Doran
Michael Duncan
Stephen A. Ehrlich
John V. Fiorella
Deborah M. Fretz
Ms. Emily Greenberg
David I. Haas
Pamela Harrington
James Harris
Karen Heller
Bruce Jay Gould, M.D.
Scott and Yardly Jenkins
William A. Loeb
Mr. and Mrs. David
Mandelbaum
Eileen Marolla
Amy Miller
Cathy Neifeld
Constance Scheurer
Mary Ellen and Carl Schneider
Daniel Seltzer
Mark N. Steinberger and Ann C. Lebowitz
Jamie Swidler
Elizabeth Warshawer
Marjorie Weiss
Kerry and Brad Woodward
Jess Wrobel
Sue and Michael YoungKaren Tuttle*
Caroline Coade*
Marylène M. Gingras-RoyJohn B. Weaver*
Paul A. Jacobs*
Alan Morrison*Joanne Marion Azsucha Zaninelli
John S. Cornacchione
Claire Danielson
Adelita Shelp
Jeff ZasuchaOther Memorial Gifts
- The Kessler Fund, in memory of Michael Bookspan
- Jane K. Butler, in memory of Ralph A. Buck Jr.
- Lawrence and Gina Brent, in memory of Jimmy Brent
- Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rash, in memory of Reba Robinson Cannon*
- Ms. Anne Sullivan and Mr. Rudolf Schock, in memory of Marilyn Costello*
- Ms. Harriet R. Brumberg and Mr. Robert M. Kramer, in memory of Laura P. Crawford
- Michele Levin*, in memory of Peter Serkin*
- Richard* and Julie King, in memory of John J. DiLutis*
- Mary Ann McConnell, in memory of Bernard Dudek
- Zunz Family Fund, in memory of Marlene Facher
- Peter and Carol Kern, in memory of William Fenza
- George X. Fu, in memory of Tao Fu
- Anonymous, in memory of Lilian Kallir^ and Claude Frank^
- Ms. Helene H. Layton, in memory of Edward Goldberg
- Janet Crane, M.D., in memory of Laurence D. Greenberg
- Carol Holden, in memory of Thomas Holden*
- Sumiko Tsujimoto, in memory of Mieczyslaw Horszowski
- Harrington E. Crissey, in memory of Mason Jones*
- Linda J. Schroeder, in memory of William Kincaid
- Glen Bowling*, in memory of Loren Kitt
- Susie and Geoff Mills, in memory of Mary Ann Klussmann
- Dr. Frederic and Trudy Honigman, in memory of Jaqueline Kovach
- Daniel Matsukawa*, in memory of Simon Kovar
- Jill Bailiff*, in memory of Robert Lambert*
- Prof.* and Mrs. Stephen West, in memory of Sylvia Olden Lee
- James Adler* and Scott Oaks, in memory of Seymour Lipkin
- William Wright*, in memory of Ralph McLane
- Spencer Crockett*, in memory of Jane Hill Meyer
- Patricia Michaelian*, in memory of Ernest and Stella Michaelian^
- Toni Alperin Goldberg, in memory of Ghenady Mierson*
- Anthony McGill* and Abby Fennessy, in memory of Donald Montanaro*
- Mrs. Geraldine C. Schneeberg, in memory of Dr. Jay Mortimer
- Andrew Hilary Grams*, in memory of Otto-Werner Mueller
- William S. Mulherin and Joseph F. Baker, in memory of E. Walker Mulherin
- Trudy Wallace San Filippo*, in memory of Howard Nevison
- Barbara R. Sonies, in memory of Obelix
- Mark Cedel*^, in memory of Maria de Pasquale
- Mr. David Kunstler, in memory of Aaron Rosand*
- Joel Rosenbloom, in memory of Joan Rosenbloom
- Prof. Tonu Kalam and Ms. Karyn Ostrom, in memory of Max Rudolf
- Beatrice S. Rossman, in memory of Anna Salkin
- James Adler* and Scott Oaks, in memory of Rudolf Serkin^
- Wilma S. Slyoff, in memory of Charles A. Slyoff
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
^ Curtis parent
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Sharon Bertha
Sharon Bertha MacCabe*
Thomas B. MacCabeGary* and Naomi Graffman
Robert McDonald*
Adrian Ruiz*Ida Kavafian
Ted Beilman
Melissa L. White
Eleanor WinslowBob and Guna Mundheim
Joan and Paul Schreiber
Philanthropic Fund of the
Jewish Communal Fund
Mr. Harris WilliamsMark and Robin Rubenstein
Erwin Greenberg and
Stephanie Cooper Greenberg
Deborah and Jonathan Hirtle
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. JudyOther Honorary Gifts
- Thomas J. Abrahamson, in honor of Genevieve Doris Abramson
- Eunice L. and Henry deH. Alexander^, in honor of James E. Alexander*
- Edward J. Crawford, in honor of John-Henry Crawford*
- Kimberly Olson^, in honor of Julian Arsenault*
- Dr. and Mrs. Allan Dennis^, in honor of Roberto Díaz*
- Ms. Helene H. Layton, in honor of Stephen Goldberg
- Julie M. Halpern, in honor of Joshua Halpern*
- Marilyn Gray, in honor of the Horwitz Piano Master Class
- Judy Wertheim, in honor of Sophia Hunt
- John P. Russo, in honor of Lydia Walton Ignacio
- Mr. and Mrs. George* C. Chase, in honor of Frank Kaderabek
- Katie and Mark Kessler, in honor of Jack Kessler
- Robert H. Horner and Polly Ashworth^, in honor of Paul Krzywicki
- Alan and Deena Gu Laties, in honor of Dr. Alan M. Laties
- Christine Berrettini, in honor of Jane Lemmon’s Birthday
- Emily Langlie and Steve Miletich^, in honor of Edgar Meyer
- Ms. Kate J. Liu, in honor of Robert McDonald*
- Gordon and Patricia Fowler, in honor of Ned Montgomery
- Diane and Paul Kretschmann, in honor of Lambert* and Jan Orkis
- John and Marcia Ott^, in honor of Ned Rorem*
- Mark Cedel*^, in honor of Joseph de Pasquale*
- Yaling Phillippi^, in honor of Cynthia Phillippi*
- Michael Hope*, in honor of Slavko Popovic*
- David Davis, in honor of Betty Jean Rieders
- Mr. Craig M. Ebner and Mr. Steven Butler, in honor of Bea Rossman’s 100th birthday
- Lawrence Scharf, in honor of Susan Scharf
- Nadya Tichman*, in honor of Yumi N. Scott*
- Judy Wertheim, in honor of Peggy Wachs
- Maria Thompson, in honor of Penny Watkins
- Janet Mangano, in honor of the Yang/Guenther Family
- Paul* and Lucille Windt, in honor of Efrem Zimbalist
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
^ Curtis parent
Founder’s Society
Following in the visionary and extraordinary footsteps of Mary Louise Curtis Bok, the Founder’s Society honors all who have included the Curtis Institute of Music as a beneficiary under their wills, trusts, life-insurance policies, retirement plans, and other estate-planning arrangements. Curtis greatly appreciates their forward-thinking commitment to Curtis.
(List complete as of September 22, 2022.)
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Anonymous (6)
Carolyn Stanford Adams*
James R. Adler*
Nina+ and William A. Albert
Tobe Amsterdam
Charles A. Armitage*
Audrey Axinn*
Eileen M. Baird+
Edith W. Barnes
Jacqueline Eppinoff Bassis*+
Joanne DiMaria Bates*
Frank S. Bayley
Joel D. Beaver
Peter A. Benoliel
George R. Bernato, Ph.D.
Charlotte H. Biddle
Dr. Claire Boasi
Mrs. Cary William Bok+
Blair J. Bollinger*
Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz
Edwin H.+ and Joyce M. Bowers
David E. Brinson
Steven and Colleen Brooks
Anthony J. Brown
Andrew D. Brownstein
Pauline A. Candaux
Norman Carol*
Robert J. Carwithen*+
Mark Cedel*
Marjorie Gibson Chauvel*+
Anthony P. Checchia*
Dr. and Mrs. Harris R. Clearfield
Patricia Conway
James and Cynthia Cook
Margaret S. Cooke
Peter S. Cressman
Julie P. Curson
Miles* and Susan Davis
Susan D. DeCamp
Dorothy J. del Bueno, Ed.D.+
Roberto Díaz*
Evan and Mary Ann Dunnell
Bernard L. Edelstein+
Frederick and Barbara+ Engstrom
Anne C. Ewers
W. Rowe+ and Anne T. Fesperman
Bayard R. Fiechter
Robert Fitzpatrick*+
Barbara+ and Leonard Frank
Beverly Werner Freeman
Marie E. Frey
Mr. Charles C. Freyer and Ms. Judith Durkin Freyer
Edith Evans Frumin*
Dinah F. Fulton
Andrew G. Geoghegan
George W. Gephart Jr.
John J. Givens*
Elizabeth P. Glendinning+
Barbara A. Gold*, in honor of Eleanor B. Sokoloff *^+
Rachel Bok Goldman
Dr. Harriet Goodman^
Jeanne Lorraine Goodson, in memory of Wilhelmina Hoffman*+
Bruce Jay Gould, M.D.
Gary* and Naomi+ Graffman
Adele H. Gray
Daron Aric Hagen*
Nancy S. Halpern
Daniel Hansburg, Esq., in honor of Rudolf ^+ and Peter*+ Serkin
Laura C. Hart
Helene Hathaway Layton
Carol A. Hauptfuhrer
Rita E. and Gustave M.+ Hauser
Gary and Linda Hauze^
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard G.+ Heinzen
Alan+ and Nancy Hirsig
Karolyn Kirksey Holler+
Marsha Hunter*
Michele Hyk-Farlow
Nancy and Rodney Johnson
Lois Gering Jungas*
Tonu Kalam*
Plato S.*+ and Dorothy Krebill* Karayanis
Carole W. and Samuel H. Karsch
D. Scott+ and Carol Kelley
Mr.+ and Mrs.+ David H. Kilmer
Bobby Ellen Kimbel, Ph.D.
Peter King
Kenneth Kogan
Deborah Komins
Judy Krasnov
Felix G.*+ and Marcia H. Kraus
Zelda Sue Kremer+
Ronald E. Kressman*
Ottilie V. Laden
Robin+ and Kathie Ledwith
Bong S. Lee, M.D.
Owen and Chieh Chang* Lee
Gerry+ and Marguerite Lenfest
Florence+ and Milton Levy+
Michael Licitra
Carol S. and Howard L. Lidz
Gie and Lisa Liem^
William A. Loeb
Gary Logsdon*
Avron J. Maletzky, M.D.+
Sandra and David Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Matarese
Sondra Matesky+
Winifred W. Mayes*+
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCarthy
Evelyn L. McCarty*
Dr. Donald G. McDonald*+
Daniel S. McDougall*
David McGill*
Dr. Kenneth M. McNeil+
Susan and Frank Mechura
John J. Medveckis
Phyllis Melhado
Madelyn Mignatti
Edward and Susan+ Montgomery
Joan M. Moran and William J. Fenza+
James H. Kelleher and Derrik R. G. Morris
Alan Morrison*
Barbara Moskow*
William S. Mulherin and Joseph F. Baker
Ronald+ and Barbara Nelson
C. Richard Neu
John A. Nyheim+
Jennifer Orchard*
John N. Park
Joan Lardner Paul
R. Anderson Pew+
B. J. Phillips
Sharman Plesner*
Robert Pollack
John W. Pruett*
Cynthia Raim*
Claudia C. Rash
Helen K. Rehl
Heide Rice, M.D.*
Martin Riskin
Dr. Sevgi B. Rodan
Aaron Rosand*+
Dr. Harry Rosenthal
Mrs. Samuel R. Rossman
Joanne Rubel
Brett Rubinson
Karen Saler
Constance Scheurer
Enid Curtis Bok Schoettle+
Cecilia Segawa Seigle
Michael and Julie Serber^
Robert and Joan Shaffer
Richard A. Shapp*
Martha J. Sheil*
Peter B. Shevell, in honor of Dorothea Posel
Samuel R. Shipley
Lisa Karen Shusko
Steven P. Singer, M.D. and Alan Salzman, M.D.
Ronald D. Smith, M.D.
Amanda W. Smoot
Dr. Noel Snyder*
Eleanor B. Sokoloff *^+
Martin P. Stepper*
Charles Sterne III+
Mr.+ and Mrs. Josiah Stevenson IV
Erna Szekeres
Arlene and Irving+ Tashlick
James Testa
Shirley Trepel*
Benita Valente*
Thomas G. Waldman+
Claudia Walker*
Penelope Wike Watkins
Mr. and Mrs.+ Emanuel Weinstein
Alex*+ and Marguerite Wilson
Eleanor Winslow
Dr. Thomas Wolf
Elizabeth A. Wright
Efrem Zimbalist III
Marian Robinson and Benjamin E. Zuckerman
Raymond and Joan Zumoff
* alumnus/alumna
+ deceased
^ Curtis parent
Corporate Partners, Foundations, and Government Support
We deeply appreciate the gifts from the following corporations, organizations, foundations, and government agencies. Their generosity supports the financial health and vibrancy of programs essential to the Curtis Institute of Music.
(These lists encompass gifts received after June 1, 2021, as of September 22, 2022.)
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Daniel W. Dietrich II Foundation
William B. Dietrich Foundation
Joseph and Marie Field Foundation
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Estate of John LaSalandra
Estate of Dr. Avron J. Maletzky
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Estate of Aaron Rosand
U.S. Department of Education
William O. Winstead Trust
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BNY Mellon
Julian A. and Lois G. Brodsky Foundation
Ernestine Bacon Cairns Trust
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
The Edwin B. Garrigues Foundation
The Leo Model Foundation
National Philanthropic Trust
Harold and Helene Schonberg Pianist
Scholarship Trust
Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
Wendt Charitable Foundation
Wilmington Trust Company
Wyncote Foundation
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American Endowment Foundation
Auldridge Fund
Robert Carwithen Music Foundation
CHG Charitable Trust
Bruce and Deborah Duncan Foundation
Elliott-Lewis Corporation
Glenmede Trust Company, N.A.
The Gordon Charter Foundation
The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation
Estate of Marilyn Anne Honsinger
Syde Hurdus Foundation, Inc.
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
The Peters Family Trust
Rinaldi Family, Jacobs Music
Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
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LPL Financial
PNC Bank Foundation
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Selma Ankist Family Trust
Connelly Foundation
Council for Canadian-American Relations
Glendinning
INTECH Construction
James Investment Company
Jephson Educational Trusts
JKG Florida Business Corp
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Landes Family Foundation
O’Reilly
Estate of Milton L. Rock
Wachs Family Foundation
Waverly Heights Retirement Community
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Amaranth Foundation
Louis N. Cassett Foundation
Clayman Family Foundation
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Marguerite Festorazzi Trust
Victoria M. Le Vine and Victory Foundation
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Presser Foundation
David* and Jane Schwartz Family Trust
Sidewater Family Foundation, Inc.
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The BlackBaud Giving Fund
Catherine R. and Anthony A. Clifton Foundation
Curtis Parents in Korea^
George W. Decker Trust
Ernst and Elfriede Frank Foundation, Inc.
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
John A. and Catherine M. Koten Foundation
The McCausland Foundation
Rittenhouse Foundation
Mrs. Eva-Maria Tausig
Wipfli LLP
WSFS Bank Foundation
^ Curtis parent
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Marta and Robert Adelson Family Foundation
Catherwood Family Fund at The Philadelphia Foundation
Charities Aid Foundation of America C/O
CyberGrants
DDK Foundation
Dynamic Duo Charitable Trust of
William Goldman Foundation
Graham Partners, Inc.
Charlotte and William Hinson
Charitable Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
The New York Community Trust
Rorer Foundation
Howell Lockhart Seiple Trust
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Employee Giving Program
Morgan Stanley
Estate of Marilyn J. Steeg