Maya describes her work "as that of a philosopher not constrained to logic and reason."

Pianist Wei Luo had to leave the Curtis Institute of Music and Philadelphia during the pandemic to return to her hometown of Shenzhen, China.

Experience composer Aiyana Braun's symphonic orchestral works Refractions (2019) and Drop a Pebble in the Water (2018) performed by the Curtis Symphony Orchestra.

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.

Tenor Aaron Crouch will take you on a musical journey during this week’s On Stage at Curtis.

Native Philadelphian horn player Martina Smith believes music is good for the mind, body and soul.

Soprano Lindsey Reynolds (Vocal Studies ’20) is currently pursuing her Master of Music degree at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Curtis graduate Hanul Park (Bassoon '18) and Community Artist Fellow (2019-2020) shares with us her year of service with underserved communities in Philadelphia.

Claire Thai began studying the harp at age five and composing in middle school.

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.

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.

Flutist Jihoo Yu performs a composition from André Jolivet and pianist Junhui Chen performs Schumann’s dance pieces.

When asked, what is music to you, cellist Oliver Herbert replied, “great music can make you feel like you are the center of the universe.”

Cellist Young In Na performs two pieces from French composer and pianist Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc.