
On Stage at Curtis Archive
Jack Kessler and Dalia Medovnikov: Viola and Voice Duet
Violist Jack Kessler and soprano Dalia Medovnikov performs Frank Bridge’s Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola, and Piano. Enjoy ...
Air Date: January 6, 2022
Mekhi Gladden: Piercing, Sweet, and Soulful Melodies
Oboist Mekhi Gladden from Atlanta, GA is at his happiest when playing music. Mekhi began studying the oboe at the age of 12. This week ...
Air Date: December 30, 2021
Robert Conquer: Trombone Instrument with a Slide
Trombonist Robert Conquer takes us on a musical journey with works from composers Gary Kulesha, Henri Tomasi, and colleague Elise Arancio from Curtis Institute of Music.
Air Date: December 23, 2021
Harpist Subin Lee plays Composer Henriette Renié's Trio for harp, violin, and cello, and Luke Blackburn's Menagerie of Endangered Creatures: Blue, Vanishing.
Air Date: December 16, 2021
Emily Damasco: Impressive Instrument
Soprano Emily Damasco sings Hugo Wolf’s Mignon Lieder and Kennst du das Land and Korean Folk Song Kangwondo Arirang.
Air Date: November 25, 2021
James Vaughen: Versatile Trumpeter
James Vaughn with his pianist mother Ann Newton Vaughen performs one of the few romantic pieces written originally composed for trumpet Légende by George Enesco.
Air Date: November 18, 2021
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
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