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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Isabelle Nichols\n\n7 PM Door
 s & Pre-Reception\n8 PM Performance\n9:30 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____\n\n**
 Karuna Quartet**: Haydn\, Mendelssohn\, Shaw\n\n[Gotham Arts](https://goth
 amarts.net) in collaboration with [Groupmuse](https://www.groupmuse.com/) 
 is delighted to present an intimate chamber music performance by the [Karu
 na Quartet](https://www.karunaquartet.com/) featuring works by Haydn\, Men
 delssohn\, and contemporary composer Caroline Shaw.\n\nWine will be served
 .\n\n**Program**\n\nHAYDN  Quartet in D Major\, Op. 71 No. 2\n1. Adagio 
 — Allegro\n2. Adagio cantabile\n3. Menuetto: Allegro\n4. Finale: Allegre
 tto\n\nCAROLINE SHAW  "Blueprint"\n\nMENDELSSOHN  Quartet in E-Flat Major\
 , Op. 44 No. 3\n1. Allegro vivace\n2. Scherzo: Assai leggiero vivace\n3. A
 dagio non troppo\n4. Molto allegro con fuoco\n\n__________\n\n**About the 
 Artists**\n\nThe **Karuna Quartet**\, Gold Medalists and Composer Prize wi
 nners of the 2026 St. Paul String Quartet Competition\, was founded in 202
 5 at The Juilliard School. It consists of violinists **Sophia Werner** and
  **Nicole Yun**\, violist **Erin Emi** Nishi and cellist **Isabelle Nichol
 s**\, and is a 2026-27 Juilliard Honors ensemble under the mentorship of N
 ina Lee. Other musical influences include Laurie Smukler\, Merry Peckham\,
  Natasha Brofsky and Catherine Cho. Upcoming performances include the Perl
 man Music Program’s Suncoast residency (FL)\, a residency at Emerald Cit
 y Music (WA)\, and an appearance in Alice Tully Hall. \n\nDuring the Summe
 r of 2026\, the KQ was invited to study with the Pacifica Quartet and Atar
  Arad as a resident string quartet for Indiana University’s Professional
  String Quartet Studies program (Bloomington\, IN). They also served as gu
 est Artist Faculty of IU’s Summer String Academy. In addition\, they att
 ended the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop as a resident quart
 et. \n\nThe Karuna Quartet is passionate about interdisciplinary collabora
 tion. In 2025\, they were invited to collaborate with Juilliard Dance duri
 ng "Opening Night" at Juilliard's Fall Festival. They performed Caroline S
 haw's third “Essay” alongside the world premiere of Jamar Roberts' cho
 reography “From Root to Sky.” As part of this opportunity\, they had t
 he privilege to work with Caroline Shaw herself.\n\nIn Fall of 2025\, Karu
 na Quartet appeared at concert series including Juilliard's “Rush Hour P
 erformance” series\, Alice Tully Hall's “Wednesdays at One” series\,
  and were featured on the American Young Artists' and the Westside Chamber
  Players series. \n\nPassionate about music education and community engage
 ment\, the Karunas have held a bi-weekly music and visual art appreciation
  course for the students of the Red Hook Art Project (Brooklyn\, NY)\, and
  have presented additional educational programs to school-aged children. \
 n\nThe Karuna Quartet derives their name from the concept of "karuna" whic
 h\, in the Sanskrit tradition\, translates to "compassion". In Mahayana Bu
 ddhism\, "karuna" is not simply an emotion\, but a practice — an intenti
 onal cultivation of empathy\, understanding\, and care for others. Guided 
 by this principle\, the Karuna Quartet embraces chamber music as a living 
 practice of compassion.
LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York\, 10011
SUMMARY:Karuna Quartet: Haydn\, Mendelssohn\, Shaw
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/17088-karuna-quartet-haydn-mendelssohn
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X-PRICE:$65 tickets ($55 for Supermusers)
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