Paul Laraia- Viola

1st Prize winner of both the 13th Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and the 14th Sphinx Competition, violist Paul Laraia is enjoying the early stages of an international career as soloist and chamber musician.  Acclaimed by the Strad for his "eloquent” and "vibrant" playing, Paul has been invited to solo with the major orchestras of Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Bogata, New Jersey, Nashville, New Haven, and St. Paul.  For his innovative work on self produced/engineered recording projects, Paul is also a recent recipient of the Sphinx Organization's MPower grant. 
As a principal member of the internationally acclaimed Sejong Soloists and as the violist of the Grammy Award winning Catalyst Quartet, Paul has given hundreds of performances globally in venues such as Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, the Kennedy Center in DC, Seoul Arts Center, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Hall, Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Series,  and London's Wigmore Hall.