On Stage at Curtis Archive
Grace Takeda: Artist in the Community
Grace graduation recital is focus on composers paying tributes to other composers, traditions, and culture.
Air Date: November 11, 2021
Robert Kahn: The Art of Conducting
As a conductor, Robert conveys a unified vision of the composer’s music to the audience.
Air Date: October 28, 2021
Aaron Patterson: Passion for the Organ
Enjoy Aaron’s performance of Prelude and Fugue, BWV 534 and I Know That My Redeemer Lives.
Air Date: October 21, 2021
Maya Miro Johnson: The Mystery of Music
Maya describes her work "as that of a philosopher not constrained to logic and reason."
Air Date: October 14, 2021
Music from “piano city” Shenzhen, China: Wei Luo
Pianist Wei Luo had to leave the Curtis Institute of Music and Philadelphia during the pandemic to return to her hometown of Shenzhen, China.
Air Date: January 14, 2021
Sounds of Musical Expressions: Aiyana Braun
Experience composer Aiyana Braun's symphonic orchestral works Refractions (2019) and Drop a Pebble in the Water (2018) performed by the Curtis Symphony Orchestra.
Air Date: January 7, 2021
Growing with the Music: Sydney Lee
Cellist Sydney Lee performs Meditation on Take My Life & Let It Be, an arrangement by Composer Evelyn Larter and Henri Wieniawski’s Scherzo-Tarantelle in G Minor.
Air Date: December 17, 2020
Making Waves in Opera: Aaron Crouch
Tenor Aaron Crouch will take you on a musical journey during this week’s On Stage at Curtis.
Air Date: November 19, 2020
The Magnificent, Striking Horn: Martina Smith
Native Philadelphian horn player Martina Smith believes music is good for the mind, body and soul.
Air Date: November 12, 2020
Bringing Characters to Life: Lindsey Reynolds
Soprano Lindsey Reynolds (Vocal Studies ’20) is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Air Date: November 5, 2020
Bassoonist and Community Artist Fellow: Hanul Park
Curtis graduate Hanul Park (Bassoon '18) and Community Artist Fellow (2019-2020) shares with us her year of service with underserved communities in Philadelphia.
Air Date: October 29, 2020
Talented Harpist and Composer: Claire Thai
Claire Thai began studying the harp at age five and composing in middle school.
Air Date: October 22, 2020
Virtuoso Soloist: John Marcel Williams
Classical guitarist John Marcel Williams performs Bach’s Prelude in D major from BWV 998, Prelude in A major from BWV 1009 and Prelude in E major from BWV 1006a.
Air Date: October 15, 2020
Mastering Violin and Piano: Ray Ushikubo
Ray Ushikubo from Riverside, California is the first double major in more than a decade at the Curtis Institute of Music majoring in violin and piano.
Air Date: October 8, 2020
Flutist and Pianist Mysterious Sounds
Flutist Jihoo Yu performs a composition from André Jolivet and pianist Junhui Chen performs Schumann’s dance pieces.
Air Date: May 7, 2020
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