Escape East @ 333

GALLERY EVENT

Friday, May 24, 6–9 PM

Please join our popular monthly mixer for arts and culture enthusiasts. Enjoy free admission to Radicalism in the Wilderness: Japanese Artists in the Global 1960s and live music. For this special occasion, internationally-acclaimed violinist Mari Lee will perform music ranging from the foundational mastery of Johann Sebastian Bach to the delicate contemporary prism of György Kurtág represented by pieces written in the 60s.

Free RSVP →
(Must be 21+ to drink alcohol)

An avid chamber musician, Mari Lee has been invited to internationally renowned festivals including Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute, Krzyzowa Music Festival, Music in the Vineyards, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Verbier Festival, and the Marlboro Music Festival.

Mari is a co-creator of Salon Séance, a concept-concert that brings together an actor with musicians, performing a curated program centered around a theme that is still relevant today. It has received multiple awards including Britten-Pears Foundation’s Britten Award and Tarisio Trust’s Young Artists Grants 2015.

She earned her Bachelor’s degree at the New England Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Miriam Fried and Master’s degree at the Universität der Künste Berlin under Nora Chastain. From 2016-2018, Mari was a Fellow of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect.

Mari plays on 1863 Jean-Baptiste Villaume kindly provided by Tarisio Auctions.