Toomai String Quartet
April 15 • Virtual
Sat, April 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
FREE!
Toomai String Quintet: Passos Brasileiros
This event forms part of Carnegie Hall’s Nuestros sonidos festival
Toomai String Quintet, an ensemble dedicated to expanding the Latin American chamber music repertoire, performs music from their new album, Passos Brasileiros (Brazilian Steps).
Celebrating Brazil’s vibrant musical legacy, Passos Brasileiros embraces works from several beloved traditions — choro, samba, Brazilian jazz, classical music, and Música Popular Brasileira (MPB)—and reimagines them for string instruments. The concert features Toomai’s original arrangements of popular songs by Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, and Dona Ivone Lara (the “First Lady of Samba”); jazz-influenced works by Hermeto Pascoal and Léa Freire; and classical selections by Chiquinha Gonzaga, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Paulinho Nogueira.