Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven, Mendelssohn, & Montgomery (encore broadcast)
Free
The Catalyst String Quartet
Jessie Montgomery, violin
Karla Donehew-Perez, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Karlos Rodriguez, cello
Jessie Montgomery – Banner
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Jeremy Denk, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
We gear up for our 62nd and most unusual season with past favorites and new surprises. Our first broadcast of the season begins with Jessie Montgomery's Banner, a piece that aims to answer the question "What does an anthem for the 21st century sound like in today’s multi-cultural environment?" Jeremy Denk performs of one of the core works in piano concerto literature, Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. The program closes out with Mendelssohn's beloved "Italian" Symphony.
The broadcast will begin Saturday, September 26, at 2pm Central / 12pm Pacific.
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About Catalyst Quartet
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.
http://www.catalystquartet.com/