the cell presents
Saturday May 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Cramer Quartet returns to the cell, this time with a brand new commission from Pulitzer Finalist Leilehua Lanzilotti. Haydn: Dialogues is a multi-season commissioning project that reimagines the traditional string quartet cycle. Over the course of the next ten seasons, concluding in 2032 (Haydn’s 300th birth anniversary), the Resident Artists The Cramer Quartet will perform Haydn’s 68 string quartets alongside newly commissioned works by American composers. Each commission is an invitation for a composer to respond to an opus from Haydn’s string quartet oeuvre in the composer’s own musical voice, writing specifically for historical instruments. Haydn: Dialogues is made possible with support by the New York State Council with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The Cramer Quartet consists of Jessica Park violin, Kate Goddard violin, Maren Rothfritz viola and Michael Unterman violoncello
program
in the garden by Leilehua Lanzilotti (b. 1983)
Valencia and Entr’acte by Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
Op. 77 No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (b. 1732)
Welcome back to the kick•back salon at the cell! A world-class innovative third space, serving up a slice of home-cooked creativity to the NYC arts community scene. This time, we're thrilled to have composer and performer Lila Blue act as our headliner with a short film by filmmaker E.B. Hinnant rounding out the evening.