Curtis Symphony Orchestra

Mon., March 10, 8 p.m., free, Field Concert Hall, 1726 Locust St., curtis.edu.


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Published: Mar 5, 2008

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When the Curtis Symphony Orchestra played in Verizon Hall last month, it displayed a level of virtuosity and tonal sheen that was truly jaw-dropping. Audience members had that head-shaking, bedazzled and bemused look on their faces when it was done. Even the jaded New York Times, reviewing the Carnegie Hall appearance, called the ensemble "dazzling." By the nature of how conservatory bands are formed (a quarter of them leave every year, and another quarter join), they are never the same from one season to the next, and while the Curtis Orchestra is always superb, this vintage seems to glow with an extra layer of gloss. Monday evening, it is back home on Locust Street, in a voluptuous program of music for strings only, launching a Curtis on Tour series that will take it to California and Florida. Three works are on tap: the haunting sextet from the late Strauss opera Capriccio, the Dvorak String Quintet in E flat major and the eerily erotic Verklaerte Nacht of Schoenberg. Curtis boss Roberto Díaz will sit in with the band, playing his viola.

Mon., March 10, 8 p.m., free, Field Concert Hall, 1726 Locust St., curtis.edu.