Hailed as a “legend of the cello” by The New Yorker, Marcy Rosen joins forces with GRAMMY Award-winning violist Kim Kashkashian and the “invariably energetic” Catalyst Quartet (New York Times) for a rare performance of Erich Korngold’s Sextet in D Major—a work full of bustling energy and sweeping melodies. Against All Odds showcases music by composers who faced significant hardship and oppression during their lives.

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Catalyst Quartet Kim Kashkashian, viola Marcy Rosen, cello

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

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 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.

Catalyst Quartet

Albuquerque Academy

She’s celebrating in style: to mark the 50th anniversary of her Lucerne stage debut, Anne-Sophie Mutter is popping the corks and performing three violin concertos and a solo piece in a single evening! And on top of that, she’s taking on the musical direction of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra herself — anything but an easygoing program. The works she has chosen are, for her, all “projects of the heart.” She introduced herself to the public with a Mozart concerto at her very first orchestral appearance at the age of nine, and Mozart also marked her first recording: the 1978 album with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan. André Previn, who was much more than just an artistic partner to her, composed numerous new works for Mutter, including his Violin Concerto No. 2 — one of 34 scores she has premiered so far. Among the most recent pieces she has launched is Likoo, a solo work by the Iranian composer Aftab Darvishi. It traces deep longings: the feelings of women who have lost their loved ones or their homeland, or who have to fight for their rights.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Anne-Sophie Mutter

KKL Luzern Concert Hall

Catalyst Quartet closes the season with Beethoven’s Op. 132, one of the most profound works ever written for string quartet. Framed by music from composers who overcame immense obstacles, this program reflects on resilience, faith, and renewal. Beethoven’s late quartet—written after the composer fell seriously ill—speaks directly to endurance and transcendence, two themes echoed throughout the evening. Catalyst brings clarity, intensity, and contemporary perspective to this monumental score, offering a powerful conclusion to a season that explores Beethoven from every angle. This final concert affirms Beethoven’s enduring relevance and honors the boundless capacity of chamber music to speak across time.

Aftab Darvishi

Events

Upcoming events

Aug 25, 2026

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Anne-Sophie Mutter · Lucerne Festival

May 23, 2027

Catalyst Quartet · Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Past events

Feb 1, 2026

Catalyst Quartet Kim Kashkashian, viola Marcy Rosen, cello · Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Oct 5, 2025

Catalyst Quartet · Chamber Music Albuquerque

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