Kelli O’Hara & San Diego Symphony
The Salk Institute will celebrate 21 years of Symphony at Salk, its signature concert under the stars, with Broadway luminary Kelli O’Hara and the San Diego Symphony led by guest conductor Maestro Thomas Wilkins on Saturday, August 20. The gala evening concert on the courtyard will showcase O’Hara performing her Broadway showstoppers and selections from the Great American Songbook. Individual tickets include a champagne reception and gourmet dinner.
All proceeds support the Institute’s wide-ranging scientific inquiries that have yielded more than 50 years of life-changing discoveries, directly influencing areas as diverse as cancer, Alzheimer’s Parkinson’s, metabolic diseases, ALS, schizophrenia, autism, spinal cord injuries, crop yields and world hunger. Proceeds also support Salk’s award-winning educational outreach programs that have helped generations of students discover their passion for research and explore careers in science.