Tickets Available for MBL Summer Concert, July 20; Event to Feature The Four Seasons of Vivaldi and Piazzolla

MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Tickets are still available for the July 20 performance by Curtis On Tour, a program of the Philadelphia-based Curtis Institute of Music, at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) on Sunday, July 20 at 7:00 PM in the Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. The annual MBL concert and fundraiser is made possible by a generous gift from Pat Gage and Irina Wilson Gage.

Curtis On Tour brings the extraordinary artistry of the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music to audiences worldwide, with tomorrow’s leading musicians performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty.

The MBL performance will include an 11-person chamber ensemble performing The Four Seasons of Vivaldi and Piazzolla and will feature acclaimed violist and Curtis alumna Elissa Lee Koljonen performing with current students Jung Min Choi, violin, Nadir Khashimov, violin, Ye-Rang Kim, violin, and Marié Rossano, violin.

The ensemble will perform:

VIVALDI The Four Seasons

Jung Min Choi, violin
Nadir Khashimov, violin
Ye-Rang Kim, violin
Marié Rossano, violin
Curtis Chamber Ensemble

PIAZZOLLA The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov)

Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin
Curtis Chamber Ensemble

Concert tickets range from $20-$150 and will be available at the door or until sold out. Proceeds will support the MBL’s renowned research and educational programs. Visit mbl.edu/concert or call 508.289.7423 for ticket information.

About Curtis

The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on the highest professional level. One of the world’s leading conservatories, Curtis provides its 168 students with full-tuition scholarships and personalized attention from a celebrated faculty. Its distinctive “learn by doing” approach has produced an impressive number of notable artists, from such legends as Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber to current stars Jonathan Biss, Juan Diego Flórez, Alan Gilbert, Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon, and Lang Lang. Curtis alumni hold principal chairs in every major American orchestra, and each season they are featured as guest soloists with the world’s leading orchestras, opera houses, and chamber music series. Curtis’s innovative programs encourage students to perform often and hone 21st-century musical skills. The school’s facilities offer superb spaces for music-making, as well as state-of-the-art technologies to enhance learning. In addition to more than 200 performances in and around Philadelphia each year, students perform internationally with Curtis On Tour. When they graduate, they become musical leaders, making a profound impact on music around the globe.

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The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is dedicated to scientific discovery and improving the human condition through research and education in biology, biomedicine, and environmental science. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution and an affiliate of the University of Chicago.