CLOSING THE SEASON: The Katarina String Quartet performs the final event of Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts on July 19.
The Katarina String Quartet will be the final concert of Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts on July 19 as part of its free annual summer concert series in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, on the campus of Princeton University.
Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and winners of the CAG Louis and Susan Meisel Prize, the quartet has distinguished itself as one of North America’s most compelling young ensembles. Known for their personable concert presentations and community leadership, they explore all chamber music, from contemporary and canonized works to folk tunes. The ensemble is the 2024-2026 Graduate Resident String Quartet at The Juilliard School, and performs regularly in New York City as recipients of the Gluck Community Service Fellowship.
The quartet takes its name from luthier Katarina Guarneri, wife of violin-maker Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu. Scholars believe that she worked on her husband’s violins during the most productive years of his career. Inspired by Katarina, the ensemble celebrates the people and communities behind the canonized figureheads of classical music that contribute to the art.
Tickets are free, available online at tickets.princeton.edu.
For more information, visit princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org or call (609) 570-8404.