Join us at Pequot Library on March 11th at 2 pm for a Free Young Persons’ Concert featuring the Haven String Quartet.
The Haven String Quartet: Yaira Matyakubova (violin); Gregory Tompkins (violin); Annalisa Boerner (viola); Philip Boulanger (cello).have been featured in the New York Times and WNPR, and sought after for both their command on the concert stage and comfort in the classroom, the Haven String Quartet (HSQ) has been hailed as “New Haven’s resident string quartet.” Its four members represent the nation’s top conservatories and bring world-class chamber music to the region each year through their full season of recitals, workshops, and impromptu pop-up performances.
As the permanent quartet-in-residence of Music Haven, the Haven String Quartet spearheads a nationally-recognized, free after-school lessons program for more than 80 students from New Haven’s most under-served neighborhoods. The HSQ and Music Haven provide their students with more than 2,500 contact hours per year through one-on-one lessons, group classes, coachings for student chamber groups, and the Harmony in Action youth orchestra. Music Haven and the Haven String Quartet’s program has been recognized as a top 50 after-school arts program in the country by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities five years in a row now.
The HSQ also brings its passion and skill to frequent workshops and non-traditional performances, both in New Haven and throughout the East Coast. One of many such interactive workshops, the quartet’s “World Travelers” program (featuring works from Serbia, Uganda, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States), has thrilled audiences at such venues as the Ashforth Children’s Concert Series in Greenwich, Conn., and public schools in Bridgeport, Conn.
Through an integrated dual role as professional musicians and teaching artists, members of the quartet embody Music Haven’s mission to build vibrant urban community through performance and music education that empowers young people, their families, and professional musicians.
Each quartet member is an exemplary performer who also enjoys the work of a teaching artist. Having graduated from institutions such as Yale University, Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, Rice University, Eastman School of Music, and Cleveland Institute of Music, each member has concertized internationally and now enjoy successful careers as performers and teachers. For individual bios of each quartet member, please click here.