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At Curtis Institute of Music, the world’s great young musicians become the leading artists, creators, and innovators in classical music.
History 20th century Curtis Institute of Music at 1726 Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia in 2024. The Curtis Institute of Music was founded in 1924, following the formation of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1900 and the Philadelphia Opera Company in 1908 and amidst industrial decline and political corruption in Philadelphia.
At Curtis Institute of Music, the world’s great young musicians become the leading artists, creators, and innovators in classical music.
The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians to engage a local and global community through the highest level of artistry.
Curtis provides complete and diversified musical training where students study with distinguished artist-teachers in private lessons, repertoire classes, and chamber music coachings. Students can work toward a Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Post-Baccalaureate Diploma, and Professional Studies Certificate.
To create the environment Mary Louise Curtis Bok envisioned, the Curtis curriculum combines one-on-one training with master artists and courses in musical studies, liberal arts, and career studies.
The Curtis Institute of Music opened on October 13, 1924. It fulfilled the fondest dream of Mary Louise Curtis Bok, the only child of Philadelphia-based Louisa Knapp and Cyrus H. K. Curtis, whose Curtis Publishing Company produced two of the most popular magazines in America: the Saturday Evening Post and the Ladies’ Home Journal .
