“Combining omnivory and brilliance. He is a giant…”

— The New York Times

A gem of string player, among the excellent musicians whose impressive work contributed to many of the night's high points.

-Strad Magazine

[Stewart’s] über passionate and virtuosic outpourings … grapple with reconciling the classical and jazz camps… it was abundantly clear that Stewart is capable of practically anything on his instrument. He throws his whole body and soul into a performance.

-Downbeat Magazine

Credit: Titilayo Ayangade

Six-time
GRAMMY-nominated violinist & composer
Curtis Stewart translates stories
of American self determination to the
concert stage.

Tearing down the facade of “classical violinist,” Stewart is in constant pursuit of his musical authenticity, treating art as a battery for realizing citizenship.

As a solo violinist, composer, 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 realizes a vision to find personal and powerful connections between styles, cultures and musics.

Season Highlights

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Season Highlights -

September 2024: World Premiere Recording of the Stuff Smith Violin Concerto

October 2024: Premiere of Drill with The Sphinx Virtuosi at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and more

December 2024: Julia Perry Violin Concerto with Experiential Orchestra at Library of Congress

February 2025: Tour of The American Recital

March 2025: Bernstein Serenade with the Maryland Symphony
April 2025: Seasons of Change + premier of American Caprices with the Gateways Festival and Merkin Hall

In residence with
Cleveland Institute of Music, Kaufman Center, Boston University Tanglewood Center

“Stewart pans for solid gold, thus revealing impulses trapped inside millennia of sediment.
This blazing violinist has made an indelible mark, shaking the cotton from its prison with gusts of innovation”
– All About Jazz

“he shows his audience the colors inside of himself—color(s) not yet invented.
Far from self-indulgent, it is self-revelatory. It is vulnerable. It is creation.”
– JazzTimes

“Holds his audiences “spellbound” with a “warm, clear sound, sparkling rhythmic energy, soulful
improvisation, and prodigious technique.”
– New Amsterdam Times