Catalyst Quartet

Hailed by the New York Times at their Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished…playing with earthy vigor,” Catalyst Quartet is comprised of top Laureates and alumni of the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Competition. Known for “rhythmic energy, polyphonic clarity and tight ensemble-playing,” the quartet has toured 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 at Carnegie Hall.

The young, boundary-bending group will present works of three South American masters:

Heitor Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No.1,
Astor Piazzolla: Angel Suite
Alberto Ginastera: String Quartet No. 2.