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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- The Chamber Orchestra of the SUNY College at
Oneonta will perform Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
with internationally known guest artists Roberto Diaz and Elissa Koljonen on
Sunday, July 19, at 3 p.m. in the Hunt Union Ballroom. Admission to the
concert is complimentary, and members of the community are invited to
attend.
Violist Roberto Diaz is President of the Curtis Institute of Music and
has been a member of the Curtis viola faculty since 2000. The recipient of
many awards, including prizes at the Naumburg and Munich international viola
competitions, he served as principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra
from 1996 to 2006. Mr. Diaz collaborates with the world's most important
conductors and composers, reaching wide audiences with his solo and chamber
music performances and inspiring new talent through his many teaching and
master class appointments. His orchestral engagements have included the
Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, Boston Pops, Nashville Symphony,
Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Saarbrücken Radio Orchestra, Russian State
Symphony, Orquesta Simón Bolivar, and the Orquesta Nacional de España. His
scheduled appearances include the Chautauqua Festival Orchestra, Pittsburgh
Symphony, and a North American tour with Les Violons du Roy. The violas on
which Mr. Diaz performs include a 1739 Camilli and a 1595 Amati formerly
owned by William Primrose.
Violinist Elissa Koljonen has performed with major orchestras of the
world, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops, Minnesota
Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, and the symphonies of Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Cincinnati, Baltimore, Oregon, Dallas, Helsinki, and Seoul. She has
performed recitals in London, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Seoul, Washington, D.C.,
Philadelphia, and New York. An avid chamber musician, Ms. Koljonen appears
regularly at festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. She
garnered critical acclaim for her debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in
London and her appearances with the London Mozart Players and the Orchestre
Philharmonique de Monte Carlo in a special concert celebrating the 700th
anniversary of the Grimaldi Dynasty.
Diaz and Koljonen are in Oneonta for the New York Summer Music Festival,
which SUNY Oneonta is hosting for the fourth time this summer. The festival
attracts talented young musicians from around the world to study with top
music faculty and performers.
More information about the concert or the festival is available from Dr.
Robert Barstow, Chair of the SUNY Oneonta
Music Department, at
(607) 436-3415.
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