Curtis Institute of Music

09/03/2026

Trivia Thursday is back! 🤩

What year did Curtis open? Fun fact: This year had the largest student body to date.

Comment your answers below ⬇️

09/02/2026

Hear Michelle Cann (Piano ’13) speak about her experience of teaching piano at Curtis. ✨🎹

08/31/2026

The new Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet Program students were awarded one of Chamber Music America’s highest honors. 🎻💫

Learn more: https://www.curtis.edu/news/poiesis-quartet-wins-2026-cleveland-quartet-award/

📸: Eden Davis and Joe Saulenas

08/28/2026

What better way to celebrate students returning to campus than some Schumann? 🎻🤩
 
🎵: Schumann: Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
🎼: Bade Dastan, violin; Audrey Goodner, violin; Hanna Jang, viola; Jonah Kernis, cello

08/26/2026

Hear Paul Krzywicki share his experience of teaching low brass at Curtis since 1972. 🎶

08/24/2026

As we welcome students to campus for the 2026–27 year, we're celebrating the Curtis connections that made this summer one to remember. Swipe for some highlights 📸 ➡️

1. Julin Cheung (Flute '25), current oboe student Eric Davidson, Mary Javian (Double Bass '99) and current percussion student Xiang Ni at Verbier Festival.
2. Current opera students Henry Drangel and Juliet Rand at a Brahms SongFest performance in July.
3. Current student Yiyang Hou performing Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Bear Valley Music Festival.
4. Incoming student Ethan Elsbernd performing Schubert's complete "Die Schöne Müllerin" with pianist Minji Kwon.
5. Current students Jingheng Zhang and Yunji Jang performing Debussy's string quartet at the Heifetz Institute with Jiwon Choi and Ernie Carbajal.
6. Guitar student Muxin Li performing with Gian Marco Ciampi in the Guangxi Culture and Art Center in Nanning, China.
7. Organ student Jessie Deng with violin student Zhiyuan Qian in Shanghai.
8. Incoming student Olivia Li performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 with the Ocean Music Summer Academy at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
9. Current opera student Brett Hunter with Sam Higgins (Opera '25) at Aspen Music Festival.
10. Incoming violin student Justin Saulnier performing with cellist Joshua Gindele from the Miró Quartet and pianist April Lee.
11. Incoming piano student Yixin Shen with Jinjoo Cho (Violin '07) and cellist Max Geissler performing the Beethoven 'Ghost' Piano Trio Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, where she won third place.

08/21/2026

We're not crying, you're crying.

🎵: Montag: Sonata in E minor for Double Bass and Piano
🎼: Devin O'Brien, double bass; Mark Livsh*ts, piano

08/18/2026

Congratulations to Kip Zimmerman (’20) on his appointment as associate principal oboe of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, beginning in the 2026–27 season. 🎉

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Congratulations to Kip Zimmerman ('20) on his appointment as associate principal oboe of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, beginning in the 2026–27 season.

08/14/2026

Fall in love with the bassoon in less than 60 seconds 😍

🎵: Saint-Saëns: Sonata in G major, Op. 168
🎼: Javlon Khayitov, bassoon; Xuanyan Jessie Gong, piano

08/12/2026

Congratulations to violin student Himari Yoshida on making her Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood debuts with conductor Andris Nelsons this summer. 🎻

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The violin student performed Mozart's first violin concerto with the BSO at Tanglewood on July 26.