Paul Laraia viola
A premiere talent of his generation, violist Paul Laraia has appeared in recent seasons as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He regularly performs solo recitals and chamber music throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
In 2010, Paul competed at the Sphinx Competition and received second prize for his performance of Bartok’s Viola Concerto with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall. In 2011, Paul returned to the Sphinx Competition and was unanimously awarded first prize. He performed the Walton Viola concerto to a captured audience at the finals concert where he formally accepted his award.
In fall of 2013, Paul began his first season as violist of the Catalyst Quartet (Prize winners of the Gianni Bergamo Classical Music Award 2012 (Switzerland). Hailed by the New York Times at their Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished…playing with earthy vigor.”
In 2010, Paul competed at the Sphinx Competition and received second prize for his performance of Bartok’s Viola Concerto with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall. In 2011, Paul returned to the Sphinx Competition and was unanimously awarded first prize. He performed the Walton Viola concerto to a captured audience at the finals concert where he formally accepted his award.
In fall of 2013, Paul began his first season as violist of the Catalyst Quartet (Prize winners of the Gianni Bergamo Classical Music Award 2012 (Switzerland). Hailed by the New York Times at their Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished…playing with earthy vigor.”