Catalyst Quartet Family Matinee, presented by SF Performances
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San Francisco Performances' Family Matinees engage young audiences in performances by artists of the highest caliber in hour-length performances. Performing at Herbst Theatre is the Catalyst Quartet-winners of the Sphinx Organization's national competition.
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 ensemble has toured throughout the United States and abroad, including sold-out performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, at Chicago's Harris Theater, Miami's New World Center and Stern Auditorium at Carnegie hall.
The Catalyst Quartet have been invited guest artists 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. Recent seasons have brought international touring in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and expanded U.S. tours in Virginia, Minnesota, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and California. The Catalyst's New York City presence has included concerts on the cafe series of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Columbia University's Miller Theater, Barge Music, and Schneider Concerts at the New School. In February 2016 they presented six concerts with Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Founded by the Sphinx Organization they completed their fifth national tour in October 2015 with the Sphinx Virtuosi as their featured ensemble. The Catalyst Quartet serves as principal faculty for the Sphinx.