Composers who merged styles and experiences inspired this program of riveting chamber music. Featuring award-winning violinist Njioma Grevious, members of the Catalyst Quartet, and Chiarina’s artistic directors.
Described as “superb” by the Chicago Classical Review, violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious is an emerging, passionate and versatile solo, chamber and orchestral musician and performer. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School and a winner of its John Erskine Prize for scholastic and artistic achievement. In 2023, Njioma won the Robert F. Smith First Prize and the Audience Choice awards in the Senior Division of the Sphinx Competition and joint prizes in the CAG/YCAT auditions. As a soloist, she has appeared with the Chicago Philharmonic, Western Michigan Symphony and the Newark Symphony Orchestra.
A founding member of the Abeo Quartet, Njioma completed studies with Ryan Meehan and the Calidore String Quartet at the University of Delaware as a fellow in the Graduate String Quartet in Residence Program. In 2023, Abeo won Third Prize in the Bad Tolz International String Quartet Competition. In 2022, Abeo won First Prize and Audience Favorite Prize at the Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition and was invited to participate in the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition. As undergraduates the quartet studied with the Juilliard String Quartet and has also been coached by members of the Alban Berg, Quatuor Ebene, Takács, Artemis, Brentano, Miró, Dover and Emerson quartets.
Njioma is a frequent chamber music series player and has performed at festivals including Rockport Chamber Music, Music@Menlo, Norfolk Chamber Music, Perlman Chamber Music Workshop and more.
Njioma began her studies at 4 years old and was a scholarship recipient through Boston’s Project STEP string training program for black and Latino youth. Since then she has performed in numerous volunteer concerts, and as a Juilliard Gluck Fellow performed regularly for the medically vulnerable, retirees and children. These days Njioma loves teaching composition and collaboration to NYC children from underrepresented communities through the Opportunity Music Project.
Composers who merged styles and experiences inspired this program of riveting chamber music. Featuring award-winning violinist Njioma Grevious, members of the Catalyst Quartet, and Chiarina’s artistic directors.