Curtis On Tour comes to Mexico this month. Performing at the Conservatorio de Las Rosas in Morelia are Curtis President Roberto Diaz (viola), faculty member Jason Vieaux (guitar), alumnus Soovin Kim (violin), and student John-Henry Crawford (cello). Other April tour stops include Costa Rica and Brazil…stay tuned for more from Latin America.

Curtis On Tour comes to Mexico this month. Performing at the Conservatorio de Las Rosas in Morelia are Curtis President Roberto Diaz (viola), faculty member Jason Vieaux (guitar), alumnus Soovin Kim (violin), and student John-Henry Crawford (cello). Other April tour stops include Costa Rica and Brazil…stay tuned for more from Latin America.

  1. Date Posted Icon 12th April 2013
"The interpretations, too, seemed to crackle with that vibrant, yin-yang electricity between equal and deeply connected poles: detachment and passion, masculinity and femininity, age and youth."
— Washington Post, reviewing the March 14 Kennedy Center performance.
  1. Date Posted Icon 18th March 2013

Curtis faculty member David Ludwig discusses his double concerto Seasons Lost, performed by Jennifer Koh, Jaime Laredo, and the Curtis Chamber Orchestra as part of Curtis On Tour this week.

  1. Date Posted Icon 15th March 2013

Video courtesy of JenniferKoh.com: Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo discuss their upcoming “Two x Four” collaboration.

On the road again: the Curtis Chamber Orchestra joins Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo for performances in Philadelphia (March 11), New York City (March 13), and Washington, D.C. (March 14) as part of Curtis On Tour. 

Jaime Laredo (’59) performs alongside his former student Jennifer Koh (’02) on four double concertos by J.S. Bach and Philip Glass, plus new commissions by Anna Clyne and David Ludwig. Called Two x Four, this project celebrates the relationship between teacher and student through music. 

  1. Date Posted Icon 11th March 2013
A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour. A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour. A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour. A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour. A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour. A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour. A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour.

A private performance by the Curtis On Tour ensemble at a home in beautiful Palm Beach, FL. Curtis supporters enjoyed an intimate concert performed by Curtis President and viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour.

  1. Date Posted Icon 11th March 2013
"The three musicians presented a program of string trios characterized by precision, clarity and power."
— Vera Green for Don411.com, reviewing Curtis On Tour performance in Sarastota, FL
  1. Date Posted Icon 11th February 2013
February 3: the Curtis On Tour ensemble at the Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida. Built by the husband of Curtis founder Mary Louise Curtis Bok, it boasts one of the world’s finest carillons and nearly 50 acres of gardens. The Bok Tower Gardens celebrates its 84th anniversary this season.

February 3: the Curtis On Tour ensemble at the Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida. Built by the husband of Curtis founder Mary Louise Curtis Bok, it boasts one of the world’s finest carillons and nearly 50 acres of gardens. The Bok Tower Gardens celebrates its 84th anniversary this season.

  1. Date Posted Icon 7th February 2013
Curtis On Tour performs in Sarasota’s intimate Jane B. Cook Theatre tonight. The school’s connection to Sarasota dates back to the 1930’s, when alumnus David Cohen founded the ensemble that later became the Sarasota Orchestra. Today Curtis On Tour makes regular visits to Sarasota, returning for the sixth consecutive year.

Curtis On Tour performs in Sarasota’s intimate Jane B. Cook Theatre tonight. The school’s connection to Sarasota dates back to the 1930’s, when alumnus David Cohen founded the ensemble that later became the Sarasota Orchestra. Today Curtis On Tour makes regular visits to Sarasota, returning for the sixth consecutive year.

  1. Date Posted Icon 6th February 2013
Curtis president and Grammy Award-nominated viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour (pictured above left to right) perform in South Florida this week. Part of Curtis On Tour, which presents tomorrow’s leading musicians performing alongside celebrated Curtis faculty and alumni, they appear in Lake Wales (Feb. 3), Sarasota (Feb. 6), and Fort Myers (Feb. 8).

Curtis president and Grammy Award-nominated viola faculty member Roberto Díaz (‘84), violinist Steven Copes (‘94), and cellist Tessa Seymour (pictured above left to right) perform in South Florida this week. Part of Curtis On Tour, which presents tomorrow’s leading musicians performing alongside celebrated Curtis faculty and alumni, they appear in Lake Wales (Feb. 3), Sarasota (Feb. 6), and Fort Myers (Feb. 8).

  1. Date Posted Icon 5th February 2013
"They embody passion, precision, and, despite their youth, an already astonishing musical maturity. Students of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia belong to the crème de la crème of up-and-coming musical talent in the US."
— Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Check out more coverage of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra’s performances in Dresden at curtis.edu
  1. Date Posted Icon 12th July 2012