Performer: Catalyst Quartet

Classic works by Barber and Copland were performed alongside a contemporary composition that puts itself in conversation with the National Anthem.

Among the most performed living composers by orchestras worldwide, Montgomery talks about her personal approach to musical storytelling, and writing a new cello concerto for Abel Selaocoe.

How are young quartets in America capable of scratching together a living in this exciting, uncertain time? Players from eight young quartets tell us how it happens.