Curtis Institute of Music News

Special to the Ledger-EnquirerPianist Eugenio Urrutia will perform at the "I Got Rhythm" LaGrange Symphony Orchestra concert Oct.

Looking for a great class, lecture, or workshop to keep you busy in June? Look no further than the great lineup of programs that will take place next month at historicA Highfield Hall .

But at Saturday's ceremonies launching 36 graduates into uncertain futures, the Curtis Institute of Music noted a no-show with some pride: Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi sent his regrets, as he was busy being a finalist in Belgium's prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition.

In a return-of-the-prodigy appearance, 15-year-old Stephen Waarts will perform the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Silicon Valley Symphony on Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 pm at Trinity Church in Menlo Park.

That was when Cooper Union announced its plans to start charging tuition for some of its graduate students, starting in September 2013.

At the Curtis Institute of Music Wednesday, students, faculty, board members and other friends celebrated Eleanor Sokoloff's 75 years.

Carole Price Shanis and Joseph Shanis attend Shen Yun Performing Arts at Philadelphia's Merriam Theatre.

A Curtis Institute of Music student died Thursday night in the school's Locust Street dorm in Lenfest Hall, school officials said.

Brecksville United Church of Christ will host a free concert featuring Chaconne Klaverenga, a gifted young classical guitarist who is studying at the Cleveland Institute of Music, at 4 p.m. May 6. Klaveranga studies with Jason Vieaux, a world-renowned classical guitarist who currently serves on the faculties of both CIM and the Curtis Institute of ... (more)