Catalyst Quartet – Past Concerts
Hailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as "invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor," the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet was founded by the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Organization in 2010. The ensemble (Karla Donehew Perez, violin; Abi Fayette, violin; Paul Laraia, viola; and Karlos Rodriguez, cello) believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagine their programs and projects with this in mind, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience.
The Catalyst Quartet, known for "perfect ensemble unity" and "unequaled class of execution" (Lincoln Journal Star), has toured widely throughout the United States and abroad, including sold-out performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., at Chicago's Harris Theater, Miami's New World Center, and Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York. The quartet has been guest soloists with the Cincinnati Symphony, New Haven Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, and has served as principal players and featured ensemble with the Sphinx Organization's featured ensemble, the Sphinx Virtuosi, on six national tours. They have been invited to perform at important music festivals such as Mainly Mozart in San Diego, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Sitka Music Festival, Juneau Jazz and Classics, Strings Music Festival, and the Grand Canyon Music Festival, where they appear annually. The Catalyst Quartet was ensemble-in-residence at the Vail Dance Festival in 2016 and in the 2021-22 season were in residence with San Francisco Performances where they presented the complete series of works from their Uncovered Project. In 2022, the Catalyst Quartet was named ensemble in residence for the Chamber Music Northwest Festival in Portland and for the Met Museum's LiveArts series in NYC.
The Catalyst Quartet members hold degrees from The Cleveland Institute of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School, and New England Conservatory.
Catalyst Quartet: UNCOVERED
Get ready for an unforgettable evening with the Catalyst Quartet at Agnes Scott College! The Catalyst Quartet, known for "perfect ensemble …
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Catalyst Quartet: Master Class
The Kirk Artist in Residency program at Agnes Scott College kicks off with our guest musicians, the Catalyst Quartet giving two chamber and…
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Catalyst Quartet: Master Class
The Kirk Artist in Residency program at Agnes Scott College kicks off with our guest musicians, the Catalyst Quartet giving two chamber and…
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92NY presents Catalyst Quartet: Intersections
Paquito D'Rivera — Farewell Mambo
Paquito D'Rivera — Wapango
Astor Piazzolla — Suite del Angel (arr. Catalyst Quartet)
George Gershwin — Lullaby for Strings
Maurice Ravel — String Quartet in F major
$40-$55 (discounts available for Friends of 92Y, Himan Brown Program) |
Stream: $25
Members of the New York Piano Society featuring Catalyst Quartet
Sergei Prokofiev — 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
Sergei Prokofiev — Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (arr. Tatiana Nikolayeva)
Franz Schubert — Impromptu No. 4 in A-flat major, D. 899, Op. 90, No. 4
Franz Schubert — Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands, Op. posth. 103, D. 940
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
$44 (student/senior discounts available at the box office)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Charles Overton, harp; Catalyst Quartet
Jeff Scott — Sextet
Brian Raphael Nabors — 7 Dances
Maurice Ravel — Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet, M. 46
Free
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Demarre McGill, flute; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Charles Overton, harp; Catalyst Quartet
Jeff Scott — Sextet
Brian Raphael Nabors — 7 Dances
Maurice Ravel — Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet, M. 46
$30 ($10 student)
Catalyst String Quartet at Agnes Scott
The Catalyst Quartet, known for "perfect ensemble unity" and "unequaled class of execution" (Lincoln Journal Star), has toured widely throu…
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Catalyst Quartet: ¡Viva la Música!
Astor Piazzolla — Suite del Angel (arr. Catalyst Quartet)
George Gershwin — Lullaby for Strings
Maurice Ravel — String Quartet in F major
$35-$67.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: UNCOVERED Voices
Tania León — Alma
Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Stewart Goodyear — Panorama
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
$30
CMNW: David Ludwig's 'The Anchoress'
Florence Price — Piano Quintet in A minor (1936)
David Serkin Ludwig — The Anchoress (2018)
$32.50-$67.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: David Ludwig's 'The Anchoress'
Florence Price — Piano Quintet in A minor (1936)
David Serkin Ludwig — The Anchoress (2018)
$32.50-$67.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: UNCOVERED Voices
Tania León — Alma
Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Stewart Goodyear — Panorama
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: UNCOVERED Voices
Tania León — Alma
Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Stewart Goodyear — Panorama
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
$47.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW NEW@NIGHT: McGill, Goodyear, & Catalyst
$30 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW Open Rehearsal: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's clarinet quintet
Go behind the scenes and observe CMNW's world-class musicians working together to put the finishing touches on the music for upcoming perfo…
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The Catalyst Quartet: UNCOVERED | Remarkable Women Composers
Angélica Negrón — Lo infinito
Jessie Montgomery — Build
Joan Tower — A short flight
Teresa Carreño — String Quartet in B minor
Germaine Tailleferre — String Quartet
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — String Quartet in E-flat major
$30
Music Mondays: Catalyst Quartet & Karen Slack
Florence Price — Piano Quintet in E minor
Scott Gendel — Kids Who Die (New York premiere; text by Langston Hughes)
Free (RSVP available but not required)
The Catalyst Quartet: UNCOVERED | Remarkable Women Composers
Angélica Negrón — Lo infinito
Jessie Montgomery — Build
Joan Tower — A short flight
Teresa Carreño — String Quartet in B minor
Germaine Tailleferre — String Quartet
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — String Quartet in E-flat major
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 18-29, $10 ages 17 & under)
CMNW: An Evening with Catalyst Quartet to support our Education Programs
$150
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