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Curtis Institute of Music faculty members care deeply about teaching and mentoring students.
As world-renowned performing musicians, these artist/teachers offer students insight, expert training, and guidance toward careers of the highest caliber.
The Curtis faculty includes a high proportion of eminent performing musicians who connect students to professional life in an evolving art form. Curtis’ 113-member faculty also includes highly credentialed instructors in musical studies, liberal arts, and career studies.
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Misha
Amory
Viola
Performance
Shmuel
Ashkenasi
Violin
Performance
David
Bahanovich
Associate Provost
Stefano
Baldasseroni
Voice and Opera
Benjamin
Beilman
Violin
Performance
Noah
Bendix-Balgley
Visiting Faculty
Blair
Bollinger
Bass Trombone
Performance
J'Nai
Bridges
Visiting Faculty
Jeffrey
Brillhart
Organ Improvisation
Yefim
Bronfman
Visiting Faculty
Neubauer Family Chair in Piano Studies
Paul
Bryan
Career Studies
Nicholas
Canellakis
Cello
Performance
Michelle
Cann
Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies
Patrick
Carfizzi
Voice and Opera
Performance
Ke-Chia
Chen
Musical Studies
Matthieu
Cognet
French Diction Coach
Roberto
Díaz
President and CEO
Nina von Maltzahn President's Chair
James and Betty Matarese Chair in Viola Studies
Orchestral Repertoire (Strings)
Nick
DiBerardino
Provost and Dean
Rock Chair in Composition Studies
Director, Curtis New Music Ensemble
Mark
Dover
Imani Winds
Monica
Ellis
Imani Winds
Norman
Ellman
Liberal Arts
Julia
Faulkner
Voice and Opera
Performance
Tim
Fitts
Liberal Arts
Vince
Ford
Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy and Innovation
Executive Director, Performance Innovation Lab
Field-McFadden Chair in Digital Studies
Pamela
Frank
Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Chair in Violin Studies
Benoit
Gauthier
Musical Studies
Ed
Gazouleas
Viola
Performance
Brandon Patrick
George
Imani Winds
John Matsumoto
Giampietro
Dramatic Advisor and Resident Stage Director
Mekhi
Gladden
Imani Winds
Elizabeth
Hainen
Maryjane Mayhew Barton Chair in Harp Studies
Julia
Harguindey
Bassoon
Performance
Nitzan
Haroz
Trombone
Performance
Alan
Held
Voice and Opera
Performance
Jonathan Bailey
Holland
Composition
Performance
Ashley
Hsu
Musical Studies
Hsin-Yun
Huang
Viola
Performance
Mary
Javian
Director and Chair of the Curtis Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Partnership
Elena
Jivaeva
Staff Accompanists
Conrad
Jones
Trumpet
Performance
Ji Su
Jung
Percussion
Performance
Ida
Kavafian
Nina von Maltzahn Chair in Violin Studies
Erin
Keefe
Violin
Performance
Yumi
Kendall
Cello
Performance
Jeffrey
Khaner
Flute
Performance
Jungeun Burke (Kim)
Kim
Director of Instrumental Accompaniment
Amy Beth
Kirsten
Composition
Performance
Craig
Knox
Tuba
Performance
Chelsea
Knox
Flute
Performance
Paul
Krzywicki
Tuba
Performance
Ford Mylius
Lallerstedt
Senior Associate Dean and Chair, Musical Studies
Jeffrey
Lang
Horn
Performance
Bryan
Lee
Dover Quartet, Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence
Julianne
Lee
Dover Quartet, Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence
Christine Jeonghyoun
Lee
Cello
Performance
Joel
Link
Dover Quartet, Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence
Don
Liuzzi
Percussion, Timpani and Percussion
Performance
Grant
Loehnig
Master Opera Coach
Mei
Lu
Liberal Arts
Steven
Mackey
Composition
Performance
Elliot
Madore
Voice and Opera
Performance
Amanda
Majeski
Pedagogical Advisor for Voice and Opera
Daniel
Matsukawa
Bassoon
Performance
Robert
McDonald
Penelope P. Watkins Chair in Piano Studies
Anthony
McGill
William R. and Hyunah Yu Brody Distinguished Chair
Jeanne M.
McGinn
Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Jr. Chair of Liberal Arts
Senior Associate Dean, Academics
Joseph P.
McGinn
Liberal Arts
Caroline
Meline
Liberal Arts
Edgar
Meyer
Double Bass
Performance
Midori
Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin Studies
Eric
Millstein
Percussion
Performance
Jennifer
Montone
Horn
Performance
Alan
Morrison
Haas Charitable Trust Chair in Organ Studies
Katherine
Needleman
Oboe
Performance
Kevin
Newton
Imani Winds
Yannick
Nézet-Séguin
Head of Conducting
Susan
Nowicki
Master Opera Coach
Jin Hyun
Park
Piano, Voice and Opera
Staff Accompanists
Carla
Puppin
Liberal Arts
John
Relyea
Visiting Faculty
Miloš
Repický
Director and Hirsig Family Chair of Vocal Studies and Opera
Reese
Revak
Opera and Voice Coach
Harold Hall
Robinson
A. Margaret Bok Chair in Double Bass Studies
Christopher
Rogerson
Composition
Musical Studies
James
Ross
Director of Orchestral Studies
Jennifer
Rowley
Voice and Opera
Performance
Michael
Rusinek
Clarinet
Chamber Music
Harvey
Sachs
Musical Studies
Michael
Sachs
Trumpet
Performance
Keiko
Sato
Musical Studies
Leon
Schelhase
Harpsichord
Performance
Mark
Schnaible
Voice and Opera
Performance
Eric
Sessler
Composition
Musical Studies
Ulrike
Shapiro
German Diction Coach
Camden
Shaw
Dover Quartet, Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence
Karen
Slack
Creative Advisor for Vocal Studies and Opera
Ignat
Solzhenitsyn
Sondra F. Matesky Chair in Piano Studies
Manuel
Sosa
Musical Studies
David
Starobin
Fondation Charidu Chair in Guitar Studies
Jeffrey
Stein
Liberal Arts
Eva-Maria
Swidler
Liberal Arts
Philippe
Tondre
Oboe
Performance
Matthew
Vaughn
Trombone
Performance
Nikolay
Verevkin
Russian Diction Coach
Jason
Vieaux
Guitar
Performance
Jack Li
Vigni
Voice and Opera
Performance
Noël
Wan
Harp
Performance
Yu Xi
Wang
Director of Keyboard Studies
Thomas
Weaver
Interim Associate Chair of Musical Studies
Eric
Wen
Musical Studies
Peter
Wiley
Bruce Jay Gould, M.D. Chair, in honor of Orlando Cole
Christine
Witkowski
Career Studies
Ting Ting
Wong
Staff Pianist
Adrian
Wong
Musical Studies
Amy
Yang
Director of Chamber Music and Piano Studies
Dolora
Zajick
Voice and Opera
Performance
Julia
Zavadsky
Interim Associate Chair of Musical Studies
YaoGuang
Zhai
Clarinet
Performance
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