Classical Event Details

PUBLIQuartet

Merkin Hall in NYC and New York metro | Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT

When

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT

Where

Merkin Hall
New York City, New York Metro

Address

129 W 67th St, New York, NY 10023

BRIDGES Rhythm Nation celebrates American rhythmic traditions as an expression of bodily autonomy and tacit history keeping. From the jagged grooves of Daniel Bernard Roumain’s String Quartet No.1: X (an homage to Malcolm X), to the otherworldly textures of Sun Ra’s “Interstellar Low Ways,” to the lyricism of Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday,” this wide-ranging exploration will also feature movements from Fodé Lassana Diabaté’s Sunjata’s Time. Each of the pieces on the program evokes a distinct rhythmic world, reflecting the plurality of American movement(s) and protecting the unspoken spirit of their lineage’s narratives. Applauded by The Washington Post as “a perfect encapsulation of today’s trends in chamber music,” and by The New Yorker as “independent-minded,” multi-Grammy-nominated PUBLIQuartet is an improvising string quartet whose repertoire blends genres and highlights American multiculturalism. Hailed for their “magnetic momentum and energy” (Feast of Music) “thrilling immediacy” of their “boldly imaginative” playing (BBC Music Magazine), PubliQuartet “brings both technical mastery and freewheeling joy to their music playing” (Feast of Music). The quartet comprises Curtis Stewart and Jannina Norpoth, violin; Nick Revel, viola and Hamilton Berry, cello. Student–artist collaborations at Kaufman Music Center are made possible with support from The Roz Lasker Artist Mentorship Fund.