Other Performances
Curtis On Tour
Faculty Recital
The Curtis Chamber Orchestra
Curtis at Longwood Gardens
Other Curtis Performance

CURTIS ON TOUR
2008-09 Season (Click below for concert details)

Each season, Curtis On Tour brings the extraordinary artistry of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music to audiences nationwide, with tomorrow’s leading musicians performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty. Double bassist and faculty member Harold Hall Robinson and composer/narrator David Ludwig (’01) appear with Curtis students during the 2008–09 tour.

Wednesday, February 18 (Philadelphia)
Saturday, February 21 (Rockport, Me.)
Sunday, February 22 (Orono, Me.)
Tuesday, February 24 (Coral Gables, Fl.)
Thursday, February 26 (Washington, D.C.)
Saturday, March 7 (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Sunday, March 15 (Seattle, Wash.)
Saturday, March 21 (Davis, Calif.)
Sunday, March 22 (Davis, Calif.)

Wednesday, February 18 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall

STRAVINSKY L'Histoire du soldat
LUDWIG From the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Tickets: Open to the public free of charge; no tickets required.

Additional Performances:
Saturday, February 21 at 8 p.m.
Rockport Opera House, Rockport, Me.
Presented by Bay Chamber Concerts.

Sunday, February 22 at 3 p.m.
Minsky Recital Hall, Orono, Me.
Presented by Maine Center for the Arts.

Tuesday, February 24 at 8 p.m.
Temple Judea, Coral Gables, Fl.
Presented by Friends of Chamber Music of Miami.

Thursday, February 26 at 8 p.m.
Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Presented by the Library of Congress.

Saturday, March 7 at 8 p.m.
Samueli Theatre, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Presented by Philharmonic Society of Orange County.

Sunday, March 15 at 5 p.m.
The Henry Chapel, The Highlands, Seattle
Presented by the Henry Chapel.
Tickets: available at 206-364-2720.

Saturday, March 21 at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m.
Presented by the Mondavi Center for the Arts, University of California, Davis
Tickets: available at 530-754-ARTS.

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FACULTY RECITALS

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THE CURTIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
2008-09 Season (Click below for concert details.)

Friday, December 5 (Philadelphia)
Saturday, December 6 (Harrisburg, Pa.)

Friday, December 5 at 8 p.m.
Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center
Presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.

José-Luis Novo , conductor
José Maria Blumenschein, violin (’07)
Misha Amory, viola

RESPIGHI Gli uccelli (The Birds)
LESHNOFF Double Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”)

Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
The Forum Auditorium, North 5th Street at Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pa
Presented by The Wednesday Club.

José-Luis Novo , conductor
José Maria Blumenschein, violin (’07)
Misha Amory, viola

RESPIGHI Gli uccelli (The Birds)
LESHNOFF Double Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 (“Pastorale”)

Programs and artists are subject to change. All ticket sales are final--no refunds or exchanges.

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CURTIS AT LONGWOOD GARDENS

Saturday, October 25 at 8 p.m.
Longwood Gardens Conservatory, Kennett Square, Pa.

ALL-STRAVINSKY PROGRAM:
Suite italienne for Violin and Piano
Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo
Divertimento for Violin and Piano
L’Histoire du soldat

Saturdays in March and April at 1 p.m.
Curtis Student Recitals at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens Ballroom, Kennett Square, Pa.
Presented by Longwood Gardens

The Curtis Institute of Music brings its remarkable young talents to Longwood Gardens throughout the spring for hour-long recitals.

Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m., Shih-Wei Huang, piano
Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m., Brittany Sklar, violin
Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m., Maron Khoury, flute
Saturday, April 18 at 1 p.m., Adrian Kramer, baritone, with Donald St. Pierre, piano

Friday, April 3 at 8 p.m.
The Four Seasons
Longwood Gardens Exhibition Hall, Kennett Square, Pa. 
Presented by Longwood Gardens

The Curtis Institute of Music brings its remarkable young talents to Longwood Gardens for a musical and visual feast. The Four Seasons come to life in the hands of youthful virtuosi playing Vivaldi's unforgettable concertos, accompanied by views of the seasonal glories of Longwood Gardens. 

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
Concerto for Four Violins in B minor
The Four Seasons

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OTHER CURTIS PERFORMANCES

Sunday, September 28
Field Concert Hall
The Jimmy Brent Memorial Concert

Sunday, October 26 at 3 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Memorial Tribute Concert for Jerome Ashby, horn faculty

Sunday, November 16 at 4 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia
Student Recital Series: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

Tuesday, November 18 at 8 p.m.
Field Concert Hall
Guest Recital: Mark O'Connor, violin

Curtis students substitute with the Philadelphia Orchestra, while others play with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra, and various residence orchestras. Students are invited to perform regularly on series at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Kimmel Center, and other institutions.

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