Artists

Biography:

Praised for ‘combining omnivory and brilliance’ (New York Times), six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart translates stories of American self-determination to the concert stage. Stewart is the Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra, professor at The Juilliard School, and member of award-winning ensembles PUBLIQuartet and The Mighty Third Rail. He was awarded a 2025 Sphinx Medal of Excellence and nominated for GRAMMY® Awards in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. As a soloist, Curtis Stewart has been presented by Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cal Performances, Washington Performing Arts, Virginia Arts Festival, The Juilliard School, and the 2022 GRAMMY Awards®, among many others. He has been commissioned to compose new solo, chamber, and orchestral works for the Sphinx Virtuosi and Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW, Seattle Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, and members of the New York Philharmonic, The Knights, Sybarite5 and Royal Conservatory of Music, among others. An enthusiastic educator, Curtis Stewart currently teaches at The Juilliard School and the Perlman Music Program, and for ten years led all levels of music theory and orchestra at the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in NYC.