O Kwarteto: jazzy Brazilian strings from Spain

O Kwarteto is a NYC- and Madrid-based female string quartet primarily dedicated to Brazilian music with jazz influence adapted to our instrumentation. We perform original arrangements of music from genres ranging from Samba and Forro (Luiz Gonzaga, Dominguinhos, Sivuca) to Chorinho (Jacob do Bandolim, Pixinguinha), MPB (Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Dorival Caymmi) and Bossa Nova (Antonio Carlos Jobim).

Our co-founders are Delaney Stockli (violin, Madrid), Ludovica Burtone (violin, NYC) and our core co-members Leonor Falcón Pasquali (viola, Barcelona) and Marta Roma (cello, Barcelona). The quartet has had the pleasure of performing in venues across NYC, Italy and Spain including the NY Botanical Garden, the Cell Theatre, Sala Versus (BCN), Loggia del Lionello (Udine) and more. Currently O Kwarteto is collaborating with the NY Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers series.

The individual members of O Kwarteto have performed on world-renowned stages and at festivals across the US, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East for highly respected groups and musicians in an impressive range of styles.