Our Alumni
Your connection to Curtis doesn’t end when you graduate.
Through our invaluable peer network, alumni events and programs, participation in local and global performances, Curtis Studio, and our Artist Management program, Curtis is committed to helping you advance your career and have a fulfilling life in music.
Alumni are also essential advocates, ensuring that future generations can have transformative educational experiences, tuition-free, and grow into their potential.
Our graduates’ participation and contributions help us continue our unparalleled 100-year legacy of educating and training musicians who have led, and will lead, classical music into a thriving, equitable, multidimensional future.
Who They Are
Violin ’02
Jennifer Koh
Where They Go
In addition to prominent solo careers, many Curtis alumni have gone on to positions in major orchestras, opera companies, chamber ensembles; hold teaching positions at renowned educational institutions; work with important community outreach organizations; and more. Below, explore a selection of notable organizations that Curtis alumni call home.
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Orchestras
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 7% Curtis alumni, 4 principal chairs held by alumni Houston Symphony 8%, 4 principals Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 10%, 5 principals, music director Robert Spano Dallas Symphony Orchestra 11%, 5 principals Seattle Symphony 13%, 4 principals National Symphony Orchestra 14%, 3 principals Boston Symphony Orchestra 17%, 4 principals New York Philharmonic 18%, 4 principals Minnesota Orchestra 19%, 5 principals Pittsburgh Symphony 19%, 5 principals Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra 30%, 3 principals Philadelphia Orchestra 45%, 4 principals -
Opera Companies
Bavarian State Opera
Canadian Opera Company
English National Opera
Glimmerglass Opera
Glydenbourne Festival Opera
Houston Grand Opera
Teatro alla Scala
Los Angeles Opera
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Metropolitan Opera
Minnesota Opera
Opera Philadelphia
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Opera National de Paris
Royal Opera London
Salzburg Opera
San Francisco Opera
Santa Fe Opera
Semperoper Dresden
Vienna State Opera
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Educational and Community Institutions
Berklee College of Music
Colburn School
Curtis Institute of Music
Eastman School of Music
Ensemble Connect
The Harmony Effect
Juilliard School
New England Conservatory
Manhattan School of Music
Mannes School of Music
Peabody Conservatory
Philadelphia Orchestra Teaching Artists
Play on, Philly!
Project 440
Stanford University
Seoul National University
USC Thornton School of Music
Alumni Directory
At Curtis Institute of Music, the world’s great young musicians develop into exceptional artists, creators, and innovators—and become part of a unique supportive, engaged alumni community for life. The alumni directory tool allows you to search Curtis alumni by name, major, or graduation year going back to the founding of the school.