Features
How Peabody is leading the way to attract a more varied array of students and faculty - and why such efforts are crucial to the future of classical music.
by Christen Brownlee
Illustration by Erin Robinson
Spring 2018
During nearly six decades at Peabody, pianist Leon Fleisher has launched countless influential careers - offering unparalleled wisdom and insight that transcends the act of music-making.
by Bret McCabe
Illustration by Peter Strain
Spring 2018
Peabody alumni are planting seeds of excellence and building new audiences for classical music. Meet five who are leading the way right here in Maryland.
by Richard Byrne.
Spring 2018
History was made 40 years ago, when the Peabody Conservatory officially affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, greatly enriching the impact of both institutions and creating exciting new opportunities for students and faculty. To celebrate the anniversary of this partnership, we bring you an A to Z guide that highlights the myriad ways Peabody, Johns Hopkins, and the world have benefited from the unique union forged four decades ago.
Reporting by Margaret Bell, Sue De Pasquale, and Tiffany Lundquist
Fall 2017
Rolling out this fall, Peabody’s new Breakthrough Curriculum promises a bold culture shift for the Conservatory’s students and faculty.
by Richard Byrne
Illustrations by Eva Vázquez
Fall 2017
Meet four Peabody people whose careers have taken them in directions not typical of their Conservatory classmates. Yet even as these four have risen to achieve distinction in disparate fields — technology, law, hip-hop, and foreign diplomacy — their classical music roots have continued to nourish them, providing unique ways of hearing, thinking, organizing information, and relating to the world. They remain classical musicians at heart.
by Christine Stutz
Illustration by Traci Daberko
Spring 2017