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Legends like Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber have studied here, legends like pianists Josef Hofmann and Rudolf Serkin have taught here, and the Curtis Institute of Music is still turning out virtuosos like pianist Michelle Cann.
Annual enrollment, all merit-based and tuition-free, numbers about 160 students from a myriad of nations and ranging in age from 14 to 31 years old.
Curtis graduates perform in most major orchestras in the world, often as principals; nearly half of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s musicians are Curtis alumni.
Throughout the year, Curtis presents 150 public concerts a year — the majority of which are free student recitals featuring the school’s exceptionally talented young musicians — along with performances by the Curtis Opera Theatre and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra.
Annual enrollment numbers about 160 students ranging in age from 14 to 31 years old.
Mary Louise Curtis Bok, heir to the Curtis Publishing family and an early supporter of Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School, founded the Curtis Institute of Music in 1924 to ensure that America had an advanced conservatory equal to any in Europe. Crucial to her efforts were conductor Leopold Stokowski and Josef Hofmann, who became the first director.
An ardent champion of new music, the founder supported the world premiere of Gian-Carlo Menotti’s opera Amelia Goes to the Ball and many works by Samuel Barber, including the First String Quartet, from which the famous Serenade for Strings was taken.
Free student recitals in Field Hall, an elegant, 250-seat venue, are presented Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from October to May.
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