Chamber music fills the dome of the telescope Edwin Hubble used to change our understanding of the universe, joining musical intimacy with scientific history.
What to expect
David Kaplan, Ambroise Aubrun, Ariana Solotoff and Cécilia Tsan perform piano quartets at 3 PM and 5 PM, with a 4 PM outdoor reception.
Good to know
- Choose the 3 PM or 5 PM performance on October 4.
- Tickets are $65; sales are final, without exchanges or transfers.
- A reception with light refreshments takes place outside at 4 PM.
- The dome requires climbing 53 stairs and has no ADA-compliant access.
- Children under six are not permitted; the site is at high elevation.
Going? Keep it.
Common questions
What is on the program?
Piano quartets by Mahler and Brahms, including Brahms Op. 60 in C minor.
Where is the concert?
Inside the dome of Mount Wilson Observatory’s 100-inch telescope, not at the institute’s Pasadena mailing address.
