Concert: Jason Calloway & Mari-Liis Pakk Duo

Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Location: Main Gallery. Free and open to the public.

Link: FIU Calendar

Description:

No ticket required
Works by Martinů, Briggs, Garcia, Tüür, and Ravel

About The Artists:
Cellist Jason Calloway has performed across the US, Estonia, and Serbia in a duo with his wife, violinist Mari-Liis Päkk, which explores the rich contemporary literature for violin and cello.

Violinist Mari-Liis Pakk is one of the leading Estonian artists of her generation and has appeared at festivals around the world. Among her recent appearances have been those at the Red Sea Festival in Eilat, Israel and at Carnegie Hall. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist and Temple universities.

Jason Calloway, cellist, is currently a member of the Banff Award-winning Amernet String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at Florida International University. A devoted advocate for new music, he has worked extensively with Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble InterContemporain across Europe and has given hundreds of premieres by composers as diverse as Birtwistle, Carter, and Lachenmann. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School and the University of Southern California.