Curtis Chamber Orchestra

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Repertoire
Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings, op. 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K. 364
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, op. 135 (arr. Leonard Bernstein)

Since the renowned music school the Curtis Institute of Music established Curtis on Tour in 2008, its students have toured and performed with faculty and alumni in more than 450 concerts in more than 120 cities in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The conductorless Curtis Chamber Orchestra draws its members from the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and is led from the first chair by Minnesota Orchestra concertmaster and Curtis violin faculty member Erin Keefe. The program includes Mozart’s masterful Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra—featuring Curtis President and renowned violist Roberto Díaz—as well as beloved works by Barber and Beethoven.