Talented alumni and faculty from the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music will tour the East Coast this summer, with a concert scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton. The event is presented by Music for Montauk.
The program features beloved melodies ranging from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” to works by Brahms and de Falla. Performers include mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg, violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen, pianist Hanchien Lee, and Curtis Institute President and violist Roberto Díaz.
The concert program includes:
Manuel de Falla’s “Suite Populaire Espagnole,” performed by Díaz (viola) and Lee (piano); Johannes Brahms’ “Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91,” performed by Trigg (mezzo-soprano), Díaz (viola) and Lee (piano); Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Song of the Indian Guest” from “Sadko” (arranged by Fritz Kreisler); Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “Melodie” from “Orpheus and Eurydice” (arranged by Fritz Kreisler); George Gershwin’s “Concert Fantasy on Themes From Porgy and Bess” (arranged by Igor Frolov), performed by Koljonen (violin) and Lee (piano).
The concert will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of East Hampton, 75 Main Street, East Hampton. For information, visit curtis.edu.
Staff Writer on Jul 8, 2025