Curtis on Tour

The Music Institute of Chicago welcomes back acclaimed violinist and Music Institute alumnus Benjamin Beilman as part of Curtis on Tour, the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music.
 
Joining Benjamin Beilman are celebrated violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, award-winning cellist Oliver Herbert, and a trio of emerging artists from the Curtis Institute—violinist Na Hyun Della Kyun, violist Emad Zolfaghari, and cellist Francis Carr—for an electrifying program, including Richard Strauss’s Sextet from his final opera Capriccio, a rare performance of Brahms’s exhilarating String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Alban Berg's Piano Sonata in B minor Op. 1, and a commission by Alyssa Weinberg (b. 1988), Illuminating Arches.

Curtis on Tour

Curtis on Tour is the Nina von Maltzahn global touring initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music. Embracing the school’s “learn by doing” philosophy, ensembles are infused with the energy and passion of extraordinary emerging artists performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty. In addition to performances, musicians engage with local communities through educational and community engagement activities. For 15 years, Curtis on Tour has maintained a presence at top international concert halls, performing more than 450 concerts in over 120 cities, from New York to Berlin and Hong Kong to Santiago.