2025 Fischoff Competition Grand Prize & Strings Gold Medal Winner Katarina String Quartet returns to the Midwest for their Gold Medal Tour!
Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, the Katarina String Quartet has quickly distinguished itself as one of North America’s most compelling young ensembles. The tightly-knit and community-focused ensemble currently serves as the Graduate Resident String Quartet at The Juilliard School, where they explore all chamber music, from contemporary and canonized works to folk tunes.
The KSQ is comprised of violinists Jeanel Liang, Jérôme Chiasson, violist Celia Morin, and cellist Maya Enstad, and was founded in 2022 at McGill University under the tutelage of André Roy. Since then, the KSQ has worked extensively with members of the Juilliard, Alban Berg, Danel, Dover, and Pacifica Quartets, and has participated in prestigious programs such as IMS Prussia Cove and McGill International String Quartet Academy (MISQA).
The KSQ’s 2025/26 season includes tours in the United States, Dubai, and Europe; performances in and around New York City, including at Carnegie Hall; and a residency at the Avaloch Farm Institute. Previous seasons have included CMS Kids, IMS Prussia Cove, and MISQA. The KSQ are recent ProQuartet Prize and Drimnin String Quartet Academy Prize winners in the 2025 Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition; previously, they were Gold Medal and BIPOC prizewinners of the 2024 St. Paul Chamber Music Competition.
The KSQ 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 KSQ celebrates the countless people and communities behind the canonized figureheads of classical music that contribute to the art we enjoy. Known for their personable concert presentations and community leadership, they regularly perform in community centers around New York City as recipients of Juilliard’s Gluck Fellowship.
Monday, October 13 Various educational outreach programs, Mishawaka & South Bend, IN³ Fischoff Chamber Music Academy Workshop, 5:45-7:15 PM (EST), LaBar Family Recital Hall, O’Neill Music Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN¹
Tuesday, October 14 Outreach program and performance, Chicago, IL³
2025 Fischoff Competition Grand Prize & Strings Gold Medal Winner Katarina String Quartet returns to the Midwest for their Gold Medal Tour!
Grand Prize winner of the 2025 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, the Katarina String Quartet has quickly distinguished itself as one of North America’s most compelling young ensembles. The tightly-knit and community-focused ensemble currently serves as the Graduate Resident String Quartet at The Juilliard School, where they explore all chamber music, from contemporary and canonized works to folk tunes.
The KSQ is comprised of violinists Jeanel Liang, Jérôme Chiasson, violist Celia Morin, and cellist Maya Enstad, and was founded in 2022 at McGill University under the tutelage of André Roy. Since then, the KSQ has worked extensively with members of the Juilliard, Alban Berg, Danel, Dover, and Pacifica Quartets, and has participated in prestigious programs such as IMS Prussia Cove and McGill International String Quartet Academy (MISQA).
The KSQ’s 2025/26 season includes tours in the United States, Dubai, and Europe; performances in and around New York City, including at Carnegie Hall; and a residency at the Avaloch Farm Institute. Previous seasons have included CMS Kids, IMS Prussia Cove, and MISQA. The KSQ are recent ProQuartet Prize and Drimnin String Quartet Academy Prize winners in the 2025 Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition; previously, they were Gold Medal and BIPOC prizewinners of the 2024 St. Paul Chamber Music Competition.
The KSQ 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 KSQ celebrates the countless people and communities behind the canonized figureheads of classical music that contribute to the art we enjoy. Known for their personable concert presentations and community leadership, they regularly perform in community centers around New York City as recipients of Juilliard’s Gluck Fellowship.
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Learn more about Fischoff’s Double Gold Tour.
TOUR SCHEDULE:
¹Free public performance
²Ticketed public performance
³Invitation only
Sunday, October 12, 4:00 PM (EST)
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Presenting Artists Series,²
LaBar Family Recital Hall, O’Neill Music Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Monday, October 13
Various educational outreach programs, Mishawaka & South Bend, IN³
Fischoff Chamber Music Academy Workshop, 5:45-7:15 PM (EST), LaBar Family Recital Hall, O’Neill Music Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN¹
Tuesday, October 14
Outreach program and performance, Chicago, IL³
Wednesday, October 15, 12:15 PM (CST)
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Chicago, IL¹
Broadcast live on WFMT 98.7FM and streamed live at www.wfmt.com
Thursday, October 16
Various educational outreach programs, Elkhart & Goshen, IN³
Friday, October 17
Various educational outreach programs, St. Joseph, MI³
Saturday, October 18
Masterclass & Guest Recital, 5:00 PM (CST), Valparaiso University Center for the Arts, Valparaiso, IN¹
Sunday, October 19
Masterclass & Music at the Fort Concert Series, 6:00 PM (CST), Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, Highwood, IL¹
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