Karla Donehew Perez and Abi Fayette, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Karlos Rodriguez, cello
Founded in 2010 by the Sphinx Organization, the GRAMMY®-winning Catalyst Quartet has toured extensively both domestically and abroad, selling out top U.S. venues including Chicago’s Harris Theater, the Kennedy Center, and Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The New York Times called them “beautiful to watch,” comparing them to “a family in lively conversation at the dinner table: anticipating, interrupting, changing subjects."
First and foremost, The Catalyst Quartet believes in music’s singular power to unite people across life’s greatest boundaries. For their residency at the Met, they collaborate with several prominent NYC artists – including surrealist performer/designer Machine Dazzle and “21st-century hero” (The New York Times) ballet star Herman Cornejo – to redefine, reimagine, and recontextualize the classical music experience, leading their audiences on journeys that augment music with elements of visual and performance art.
Lost and Found in the Galleries (Fall)
Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 6 pm, 7 pm, and 8 pm
Various galleries throughout the Museum
Bassline Fabulous: J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations with Machine Dazzle
Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 7 pm
Vanderlyn Panorama, The American Wing (Gallery 735)
Lost and Found in the Galleries (Spring)
Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 6 pm, 7 pm, and 8 pm
Various galleries throughout the Museum
Impacto: The Global Influence of Latinx Composers with Herman Cornejo
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 7 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
CQ Minute
Starting January 2023
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