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, Catalyst Quartet believes in music’s singular power to unite people across life’s greatest boundaries.
For their second year of Met residency, Catalyst dives deep into The Met's vast collection. They reprise their beloved Lost and Found in the Galleries series, which puts the voices of history's silenced composers into conversation with the Museum's finest works. They also embark on their first collaboration with The Met's Department of Musical Instruments, giving voice to a rare quartet of instruments from 1890s New York.
Lost and Found in the Galleries
Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 6 pm, 7 pm, and 8 pm
Various galleries, The Met Fifth Avenue
Catalyst Quartet Plays Met Instruments
Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 7 pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Met Fifth Avenue
Lost and Found in the Galleries
Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 6 pm, 7 pm, and 8 pm
Various galleries, The Met Fifth Avenue
Catalyst Quartet and Gabriel Cabezas: Encuentros
Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 1 pm and 3 pm
Fuentidueña Chapel, The Met Cloisters
