Draft:List of Curtis Institute People

Draft article not currently submitted for review.

This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. While there are no deadlines, abandoned drafts may be deleted after six months. To edit the draft click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.

To be accepted, a draft should:

Show the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article by using multiple sources that meet four criteria. The sources should be (1) reliable (2) secondary (3) independent of the subject (4) talk about the subject in some depth. For some topics, there are alternative criteria.
Be written from a neutral point of view
Respect copyright and do not plagiarize. Do not copy-paste.

It is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it.

Where to get help

If you need help editing or submitting your draft, please ask us a question at the AfC Help Desk or get live help from experienced editors. These venues are only for help with editing and the submission process, not to get reviews.
If you need feedback on your draft, or if the review is taking a lot of time, you can try asking for help on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject. Some WikiProjects are more active than others so a speedy reply is not guaranteed.

How to improve a draft

Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia – a basic overview on how to edit Wikipedia.
Help:Wikitext – how to use the markup
Help:Referencing for beginners – how to include references
Wikipedia:Article development – how to develop your article
Wikipedia:Writing better articles – how to improve your article
Wikipedia:Verifiability – make sure your article includes reliable third-party sources

You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article.

Improving your odds of a speedy review

To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags.

Add tags to your draft

Editor resources

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Easy tools: Citation bot (help) | Advanced: Fix bare URLs

Last edited by Schiller12 (talk | contribs) 2 months ago. (Update)

Submit the draft for review!

This list of Curtis Institute of Music alumni contains links to Wikipedia articles about notable alumni and teachers of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

Notable alumni[edit]

A–L[edit]

Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra^[1]

James Adler, composer^[2]
Milton Adolphus, composer, arranger, pianist^[3]
Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist of the New York Philharmonic^[4]
Adrian Anantawan, violinist^[5]
Reid Anderson, bassist of The Bad Plus
Shmuel Ashkenasi, first violinist of the Vermeer Quartet
Jenny Oaks Baker, first violinist of the National Symphony Orchestra
Rose Bampton, principal singer at the Metropolitan Opera during the 1930s and 1940s
Samuel Barber, composer
Leonard Bernstein, composer and conductor
Michael Alden Bayard, percussionist and founder/owner of Rhythm Magic
Diane Meredith Belcher, organist
Leonard Bernstein, composer and conductor
Jonathan Biss, pianist
Judith Blegen, soprano
Natalie Bodanya, opera singer
Jorge Bolet, pianist and erstwhile Head of Piano at the Curtis Institute
Gwendolyn Bradley, opera singer
David Brooks, Broadway actor, stage director and producer
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Anshel Brusilow, violinist, conductor

Alyson Cambridge (born 1980), operatic soprano and classical music, jazz, and American popular song singer
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Jenny Q. Chai, piano
Keith Chapman, concert organist
Ray Chen, violinist
Cheng Wai, pianist
Shura Cherkassky, pianist
Pearl Chertok, harpist and composer
Young-Chang Cho, cellist
Jasmine Choi, flutist
Nikki Chooi, violinist
Nicolas Chumachenco, violinist
Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano
Layla Claire, soprano
Tim Cobb, current principal bassist with the Metropolitan Opera
Vinson Cole, operatic tenor
Ken Cowan, organist, assistant professor of organ at the Westminster Choir College (Rice University)
John Dalley, violinist, Oberlin String Quartet 1957–59, one of four founding members of Guarneri Quartet 1964–2009; faculty
Di Wu, pianist
John de Lancie, principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra, faculty at Curtis and Director of the school 1977–85 ^[6]
Joseph de Pasquale, violist, faculty at Curtis 1964-2015 ^[7]
Stanley Drucker, principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic
Julius Eastman, pianist, conductor, singer, composer

Mohammed Fairouz, composer
Juan Diego Flórez, tenor
Lukas Foss, composer, conductor and pianist
Bianca Garcia, flute, politician
Frank Guarrera, baritone
Anthony Gigliotti, clarinetist, former principal of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Alan Gilbert, conductor, music director of the New York Philharmonic
Max Goberman, conductor
Richard Goode, pianist
Valerie Muzzolini Gordon, harpist, principal of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Olga Gorelli, composer and pianist
Daron Hagen, composer, conductor, pianist, and stage director
Hilary Hahn, violinist
Burt Hara, clarinetist, principal of the Minnesota Orchestra
Lynn Harrell, cello soloist
Margaret Rosezarian Harris, conductor
Margaret Harshaw, opera singer
David Hayes, music director of The Philadelphia Singers and Director of Orchestral and Conducting Studies at Mannes College The New School for Music

Daniel Heifetz, violinist; founder of the Heifetz International Music Institute
Michael Hennagin, composer
Shuler Hensley, singer and actor
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Jennifer Higdon, composer
Lee Hoiby, composer
Stanley Hollingsworth, composer
David Horne, composer and pianist
Michael Houstoun (born 1952), concert pianist^[8]
Claire Huangci, pianist
Eugene Istomin, pianist
David N. Johnson, composer, organist and professor
Arnold Jacobs, former tubist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and teacher of brass pedagogy (deceased)
Paul Jacobs, organist, organ professor at the Juilliard School
Paavo Järvi (conductor), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra previously, Deutchekammerphilharmonie Bremen
Leila Josefowicz, violinist
Judy Kang, violinist
Leonard Kastle, composer, screenwriter, and film director
Sean Kennard, pianist
Nina Kennedy, pianist, conductor, and filmmaker

Chin Kim, violinist, soloist, faculty at the Mannes College of Music and Queens College, City University of New York
Jonah Kim, cellist, conductor, composer
Jennifer Koh, violinist
Paul Kowert, bassist for Punch Brothers
Lang Lang, pianist
Mark Lawrence, principal trombonist of the San Francisco Symphony
Theodore Lettvin, pianist
Brenda Lewis, soprano
Ang Li, pianist
Cecile Licad, pianist
Marc Lifschey, oboist
Joan Lippincott, concert organist, former head of the organ department at the Westminster Choir College
David Ludwig, composer

M–Z[edit]

John Mack, oboist

Amanda Majeski, soprano Chicago Lyric Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Semperoper^[9]
Virginia MacWatters, soprano
Robert "Bobby" Martin, pianist, saxophonist, vocalist, most notably with Frank Zappa^[10]
Leon McCawley, pianist
Jeremy McCoy, current assistant principal bassist with the Metropolitan Opera
Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist with the Metropolitan Opera
Gian Carlo Menotti, composer, librettist, and stage director, teacher at the institute
Frank Miller, cellist
Anna Moffo, soprano

Alan Morrison, organist, faculty, Curtis Institute of Music, Westminster Choir College
Lorne Munroe, cellist, former principal of the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Christina Naughton, pianist
Michelle Naughton, pianist
Erik Nielsen, conductor Frankfurt Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Rome Opera, Semperoper
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, solo violist, Indiana University faculty
Lambert Orkis, pianist, Temple University faculty

Sean Osborn, clarinet soloist, formerly with the Metropolitan Opera
Eric Owens, bass-baritone
Rob Patterson, Clarinet, University of Virginia, Lyrique-en-Mer, VERGE Ensemble
Janet Perry, soprano
Vincent Persichetti, composer
Eytan Pessen, accompanist and opera director.^[11]
Richard Purvis, composer and organist, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
André Raphel, conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra
Gianna Rolandi, soprano, director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's Ryan Opera Center
Ned Rorem, composer, pianist, and writer
Aaron Rosand, violinist^[12]
Leonard Rose, cellist and teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School
Matthew Rose, bass vocalist
Nino Rota, composer and film composer
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violinist
Andre-Michel Schub, pianist

Kathryn Selby, pianist
Peter Serkin, pianist and Director of the Curtis Institute
Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano
David Shifrin, clarinet soloist, professor at the Yale School of Music
Benjamin Shwartz, conductor
Jacques Singer, conductor
Muriel Smith, mezzo-soprano
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, former music director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Josef Špaček, violinist, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic and renowned soloist
Robert Spano, conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Leslie Spotz, pianist
Susan Starr, pianist
Benjamin Steinberg, violinist and conductor
Arnold Steinhardt, violinist
Michael Stern, music director and lead conductor of the Kansas City Symphony
Mimi Stillman, flutist
Laila Storch oboist, Marcel Tabuteau's biographer
Jennifer Stumm, violist
Kay Swift, composer
Henri Temianka, violinist, conductor
Michael Tree (née Applebaum), violist, violinist, founding member of the Guarneri Quartet
Yu-Chien Tseng, violinist
Benita Valente, soprano
Yuja Wang, pianist
Wendy Warner, cellist
Peter Wiley, cellist with Beaux Arts Trio and Guarneri Quartet, Curtis faculty ^[13]
Haochen Zhang, pianist, Gold Medalist/First Prize winner of the 2009 Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Faculty and administrators[edit]

Past directors[edit]

Past directors of the institute have included:

Josef Hofmann (1926–38) – pianist
Randall Thompson (1938–40) – composer
Efrem Zimbalist (1941–68) – violinist
Rudolf Serkin (1968–76) – pianist
John de Lancie (1977–85) – principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra for many years
Gary Graffman (1986–2006) – pianist, continues on the piano faculty

Current administrators[edit]

Roberto Díaz is president and director of the institute. Díaz is also a Curtis alumnus and faculty member. He was principal violist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1996 to 2006 and is a member of the Diaz Trio.^[15]

References[edit]

^ "Teddy Abrams: Conductor". Curtis. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ "James Adler, Adjunct Faculty of Fine Arts". St. Peter's University. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ "Milton Adolphus: Biography". Americans Composers Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ "Tag: Joseph Alessi Curtis Faculty and Alumni Interviewed on Speaking Soundly". Curtis. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ "Adrian Anantawan". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ "Artistic Leadership". Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
^ "Noted violist Joseph de Pasquale dies at 95". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
^ "Michael Houstoun". Timaru District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ "Amanda Majeski". Oper Frankfurt Season 2013/2014. Oper Frankfurt. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ Chadbourne, Eugene. Robert A. Martin at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
^ "Eytan Pessen". Opera Narodowa. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ Wakin, Daniel J. (October 21, 2009). "A Tearful (and Lucrative) Parting of Virtuoso and Violin". The New York Times.
^ "Peter Wiley, Faculty Bios by Name". The Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
^ "Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977: Biography". Curtis Archives. Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
^ "Roberto Díaz, President". Curtis Institute of Music. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[1] "Teddy Abrams: Conductor". Curtis. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[2] "James Adler, Adjunct Faculty of Fine Arts". St. Peter's University. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[3] "Milton Adolphus: Biography". Americans Composers Alliance. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[4] "Tag: Joseph Alessi Curtis Faculty and Alumni Interviewed on Speaking Soundly". Curtis. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[5] "Adrian Anantawan". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[6] "Artistic Leadership". Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved October 31, 2013.

[7] "Noted violist Joseph de Pasquale dies at 95". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

[8] "Michael Houstoun". Timaru District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[9] "Amanda Majeski". Oper Frankfurt Season 2013/2014. Oper Frankfurt. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[10] Chadbourne, Eugene. Robert A. Martin at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

[11] "Eytan Pessen". Opera Narodowa. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[12] Wakin, Daniel J. (October 21, 2009). "A Tearful (and Lucrative) Parting of Virtuoso and Violin". The New York Times.

[13] "Peter Wiley, Faculty Bios by Name". The Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved October 31, 2013.

[14] "Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977: Biography". Curtis Archives. Curtis Institute of Music. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

[15] "Roberto Díaz, President". Curtis Institute of Music. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]