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Curtis Institute of Music
Established:1924
Type:Private
President:Roberto Díaz
Director:Roberto Díaz
Students:167
Location:Philadelphia, PA, US
Campus:Urban
Website:http://www.curtis.edu

The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Roberto Díaz was principal Viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1996 to 2006 and is the president/director of the Curtis Institute of Music, of which A director is the Chief executive officer of a University or other educational institution Roberto Díaz was principal Viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1996 to 2006 and is the president/director of the Curtis Institute of Music, of which The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university school of music or college of music, or academy of music or conservatoire ( French, but used in British English) &mdash Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə It is considered to be one of the leading musical institutions in the world.

It was originally established in 1924 by Mary Louise Curtis Bok, and was named in honor of Cyrus Curtis. Mary Louise Curtis Bok (b August 6 1876 Boston - d January 4 1970, was the founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis ( June 18, 1850 – June 7, 1933) was a significant American publisher It has served as a training ground for orchestral players to fill the ranks of the Philadelphia Orchestra, much like the Vienna Hochschule fur Musik (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna) and the Vienna Philharmonic or the New England Conservatory and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, although pianists, singers, organists and composers are offered courses of study as well. The Philadelphia Orchestra is an Orchestra based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in the United States. The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna ( Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) is an Austrian University located in The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA

All pupils attend on full scholarship, but admission is extremely competitive. Besides singers, pianists, organists, conductors and composers, only enough students are admitted to fill a single orchestra. Accordingly, enrollment is in the range of 150 to 170 students.

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Past directors

Past directors of Curtis have included pianist Józef Hofmann, composer Randall Thompson, violinist Efrem Zimbalist, Sr., pianist Rudolph Serkin, John de Lancie, Sr. Józef Kazimierz Hofmann (born January 20, 1876 in Krakau (Kraków Austria-Hungary; died February 16, 1957 in Los For the Canadian boxer see Randall Thompson (boxer Randall Thompson ( April 21, 1899 &ndash July 9, 1984 Efrem Zimbalist Sr ( 9 April, 1890 - February 22, 1985) was one of the world's most prominent concert Violinists as well as a Rudolf Serkin ( March 28, 1903 &ndash May 8, 1991) was a Bohemian-born Pianist. For the actor see John de Lancie John de Lancie ( July 26, 1921 &ndash May 17, 2002) was an American (principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra for many years), and Gary Graffman, who was appointed in 1995 and retired at the end of the 2005-2006 school year, continuing on the piano faculty. The Philadelphia Orchestra is an Orchestra based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in the United States. Gary Graffman (born 14 October 1928) is a classical Pianist, teacher of piano and music administrator The current president/director is Roberto Diaz, principal violist of the Philadelphia Orchestra until 2006 and member of the Diaz Trio; Diaz is also a Curtis alumnus and faculty member. Roberto Díaz was principal Viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1996 to 2006 and is the president/director of the Curtis Institute of Music, of which The current conductor of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra is Otto-Werner Mueller.

Distinguished alumni

The Curtis Main Building
The Curtis Main Building

Many of its alumni have gone on to distinguished careers. Among them are:

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