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Thirteen Strings: Vivaldi Meets Piazzolla
7:30 PM on Wednesday May. 13th
Carleton-Dominion Chalmers Centre, 290 Lisgar Street
Price: Tickets $10-$50

Celebrate the close of our milestone season with an unforgettable evening of music, passion, and virtuosity. Ottawa’s own international sensation, Kerson Leong, returns to the Thirteen Strings stage for a powerful double feature: Vivaldi’s iconic 'Four Seasons' and Piazzolla’s electrifying 'Four Seasons of Buenos Aires'. Widely hailed as one of the most gifted violinists of his generation, Leong will bring Vivaldi’s baroque brilliance to life with breathtaking artistry—then shift gears to capture the fiery spirit of Argentina in Piazzolla’s tango-infused tribute to nature’s changing moods. Don’t miss this exhilarating season finale that promises to stir the soul and dazzle the senses.

Thirteen Strings is a chamber orchestra in Ottawa It was founded in 1976 by Brian Law, then conductor of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, who led the ensemble until 1991. Its initial members were drawn from the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Thirteen strings also organizes Junior Thirteen Strings, a group of Ottawa-area string players aged 12 to 17 who perform with Thirteen Strings in a concert during their season.