Event

The new MA Curatorial Practice Department at the School of Visual Arts presents “In Dedication,” a concert by pianist Daniel Gortler, on Monday, December 8 at 7:00pm. Gortler, a Steinway concert artist, is the first musical guest in the department’s state-of-the-art project space and the first solo piano recitalist in the College’s nearly 70-year history. He will perform works by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, plus compositions dedicated to them by Clara Schumann.

Israeli pianist Daniel Gortler maintains a high-profile recital schedule and frequently collaborates with acclaimed musicians and ensembles, performing chamber music and appearing with major orchestras around the world. He is first prize recipient in Chile’s Vina del Mar International Competition and the Bremen International Piano Competition, and he placed second in the Munich International Piano Competition. At the age of 19, Gortler earned second place at the Geneva International Piano Competition. He has been a Steinway Artist since 1997.

MA Curatorial Practice at SVA is an international curation program that partners with leading artists, thinkers and institutions from around the world. Launched in August, 2014, it is housed in a new multipurpose facility designed by architect Charles Renfro of Diller Scofidio + Renfro in association with Leong Leong, headed by Dominic and Chris Leong. This dynamic environment accommodates the production of creative practices of all kinds to complement the department's full schedule of professional visits, critical encounters and curatorial study and research.

SVA MA Curatorial Practice is a two-year, 50-credit professional training program that addresses the exponential growth of curatorial venues worldwide and the ongoing establishment of curatorial practice as a discipline. The program emphasizes hands-on training with working professionals, a thorough grounding in history and theory, and attention to curatorial work across the visual arts, design, film, new media, performance and research-based cultural production.