Curtis Cacioppo (born 1951 in Ravenna, Ohio) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and pianist.
[3] He worked with Navajo elder John Co'ií Cook to preserve the music of the Coyoteway (Ma' ijií hatáál) healing ceremony, which is housed in the Special Collections at Haverford College.
A concert pianist, Cacioppo studied with Ruth Laredo and Margaret Baxtresser, and performed in master classes for Arthur Loesser and John Browning.
Because of his strong connection with Italy, he collaborates frequently with the Quartetto di Venezia—their CD Ritornello drew a first-round Grammy nomination in 2014.
As a proponent of new music, he has premiered works of George Rochberg (whose his Four Short Sonatas are dedicated to him), William Bolcom, and Marino Baratello, among many others in the U.S. and abroad.