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On Stage at Curtis

On Stage at Curtis Archive

Grace Takeda wearing a mask playing her violin outside
On Stage at Curtis

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 conducting
On Stage at Curtis

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 playing the organ
On Stage at Curtis

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

A student playing the bass
On Stage at Curtis

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

Pianist Wei Luo in
On Stage at Curtis

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

Composer Aiyana Braun in On Stage at Curtis
On Stage at Curtis

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

Cellist Sydney Lee in On Stage at Curtis
On Stage at Curtis

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

Tenor Aaron Crouch singing in On Stage at Curtis
On Stage at Curtis

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

Martina Smith and other Curtis Institute of Music students playing the horn on stage
On Stage at Curtis

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

Singer Lindsey Reynolds performing in On Stage at Curtis
On Stage at Curtis

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

Curtis graduate Hanul Park teaching students how to read a music sheet
On Stage at Curtis

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

Claire Thai wearing a teal dress playing the harp on stage
On Stage at Curtis

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

John Marcel Williams performing classical guitar on stage
On Stage at Curtis

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

Ray Ushikubo On Stage at Curtis
On Stage at Curtis

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 Jihoo Yu and
On Stage at Curtis

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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