For Your GRAMMY® Consideration ✨
🎶 Curtis Stewart’s Invention #1 Double Down for 2 Violins
🏆 Best Contemporary Classical Composition
The full video is now live on Deutsche Grammophon’s YouTube. Two violins. Infinite energy.
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✨ TONIGHT is the night! 🎶 Join us at Carnegie Hall at 7 p.m. for a powerful performance by Sphinx Virtuosi! Featuring incredible works by Teresa Carreño, Curtis Stewart, Derrick Skye, Jannina Norpoth, and Levi Taylor, this concert is a celebration of American music you won’t want to miss.
🎟️ Grab your tickets and meet us at the Hall—see you tonight!
🎥 Drill by Curtis Stewart (@curtis.stewart_violin ) performed by Sphinx Virtuosi and Josh Jones (@joshjonesdrums )
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When the second violins hit different… 💥
🔥 Last two chances to catch this level of 🔥 on stage with Sphinx Virtuosi!
📍 OCT 23 WED | WVU College of Creative Arts (@wvuschoolofmusic ) @ 7:30 PM | Morgantown, WV
📍 OCT 27 SUN | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (@gardnermuseum ) @ 1:30 PM (SOLD OUT)
We’re bringing American Form/s to life with soul, jazz, bluegrass, and everything in between. 🎶 Don’t miss this musical 🔥🔥
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Already leading. Still learning 🎻
Olivia Raicovich, 13, a violinist from Jupiter, Florida, studying with Huifang Chen, will attend the Sphinx Performance Academy at Boston Conservatory at Berklee this summer.
From serving as concertmaster of the 2025 FMEA All-State 7–8 Orchestra to performing at Carnegie Hall, Olivia continues to build an impressive musical path at a young age.
🗣️ At SPA, she hopes to “open up more” through her playing, strengthen her chamber music experience, and learn how to perform with greater confidence under pressure.
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Full circle moment ✨
Manuel Papale is Assistant Principal Cello with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
🗣️A NAAS alum, Manuel shares: “These experiences genuinely improved my auditions and altered the direction of my career.”
From connection to growth to this next step, we’re proud to be part of the journey.
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Still learning. Still growing. Still reaching higher 🎻
Emma Gierum-Arellano, 13, violinist from Cumming, Georgia, studying with Carolyn Hancock, will attend Sphinx Performance Academy at the University of Colorado Boulder this summer.
Accepted into the Atlanta Symphony Talent Development Program at age 9 and later into ASYO at 12, Emma continues building confidence and artistry through music.
🗣️ At SPA, she hopes to “become more confident” in her performing while learning how to show “more emotion” through her playing.
💬 Comment SPA to learn more!
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What happens when leadership doesn’t come with a clear roadmap? 🎬
New SphinxConnect release: Vibe Check
Featuring Deidre Lambert-Bounds, Dr. Ria DasGupta, Tifini Mclyde-Blythe, and Patty Isacson Sabee.
A conversation about navigating uncertainty, supporting teams through change, and leading even when the answers aren’t fully clear yet.
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Rhythm. Motion. Fire. 🎻
On May 11, we mark the birthday of William Grant Still (1895) with a movement that still feels alive every time it’s played.
Sphinx Virtuosi with Randall Goosby perform Suite for Violin and String Orchestra, arranged by Randall Goosby.
Movement I: African Dancer.
This is just the beginning.
💬 Comment VIRTUOSI to watch the full movement and stay tuned for more video releases!
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One audition at a time 🎺
Congratulations to Roel Arazo on winning a position with the United States Army Field Band.
A Cuban American euphonium player from Miami, Florida, Roel recently completed his studies at the University of Michigan and now begins this next chapter in one of the country’s premier military ensembles.
🗣️ “Sphinx helped fund multiple auditions as I pursued my dream… I could not have gotten to where I am without the support of the NAAS program.”
💬 Comment NAAS to learn more about the National Alliance for Audition Support!
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Some of our first memories don’t have words… just presence 🎻
This Mother’s Day, a moment from William Grant Still’s Mother and Child, performed by Sphinx Virtuosi with Randall Goosby.
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Sphinx Performance Academy 🎻 2026
Gisele Francisco, 17, violinist, studying with Mariesther Alvarez, will join SPA at the University of Colorado Boulder this summer.
With performances at Carnegie Hall and the Shalin Liu Performance Center, Gisele brings both experience and a deep connection to music shaped over more than a decade.
🗣️ At SPA, she’s looking to grow through collaboration, explore new techniques, and build meaningful connections with fellow musicians.
💬 Comment SPA to learn more!
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Classical music is being rewritten in real time 🎼
Congratulations to Gabriela Lena Frank, recipient of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Picaflor: A Future Myth.
A Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient, Gabriela continues to shape the future of the field through music rooted in identity, storytelling, and imagination.
This recognition feels bigger than one moment. It reflects where music is headed.
Congratulations, Gabriela, on this extraordinary and well deserved honor!
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