Sybarite5 Joins the Roster at Pink Noise Agency

SYBARITE5 JOINS THE ROSTER AT
PINK NOISE AGENCY

NEW YORK, NY- On December 12, 2023, Sybarite5, the first string quintet ever to win the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, joins the roster of the Pink Noise Agency, a BIG Arts group company. This news comes on the heels of the critically-acclaimed release of Collective Wisdom, the quintet’s first studio album in five years (“…worth the wait,” BBC Music Magazine; 5 Stars), and a series of sold-out performances on Death of Classical’s “The Crypt Sessions.”

“Sybarite5 pushes the boundaries of genre and surprises audiences with world-class musicianship, thoughtful curation of incredibly engaging repertoire, and their charisma onstage. They are the ideal complement to the artists on our roster and I can’t wait to begin working with them.”
 - Gregory Brown, Pink Noise Agency

“Sybarite5 is honored to join the roster at Pink Noise Agency under the leadership of Gregory Brown. We believe in Greg’s compassionate management philosophies and his expertise in the new music sector of classical music. His roster is a shining example of the future of concert music, and we couldn't be more excited join the party”
 - Louis Levitt, Sybarite5

ABOUT SYBARITE5

Equal parts passion, grit, and musical ecstasy, Sybarite5 is an intoxicating cocktail of post-genre musical goodness expressed through the virtuosity of violinists Sami Merdinian & Suliman Tekalli; violist Caeli Smith; cellist Laura Andrade; and double bassist Louis Levitt. It’s the first ensemble of its kind to win the prestigious Concert Artists Guild competition and the group is constantly evolving, defying categorization, and keeping audiences on their toes. 
 
The group has performed in 44 states and counting, from the Library of Congress, (Washington DC) to Anchorage Concert Association, (Alaska) as well as concerts in Sybarite5’s home of New York City at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, National Sawdust, Le Poisson Rouge, the Cell Theatre, and in late 2023, as part of Death of Classical’s “The Crypt Sessions” series. Sybarite5 has also appeared at festivals including Ravinia, Grand Teton, Aspen, Caramoor, Wolf Trap, Interlochen, Chautauqua and many others. International appearances include Canada’s Tuckamore Music Festival and ChamberFest Ottawa, the New Docta International Music Festival in Cordoba, Argentina, and the Osaka Festa in Osaka, Japan. 
 
Dubbed “the millennial Kronos” (Theater Jones), Sybarite5 is chamber music’s most dynamic ensemble taking listeners on a musical journey of staggering breadth and depth with new works by living composers, as well as the group’s favorite selections from Radiohead, Coltrane, Komitas, Piazzolla, and Pete Seeger... but
as Strings Magazine says “that doesn’t even begin to describe the range of their eclecticism or the depth of their repertoire."

The ensemble's discography includes five critically-acclaimed recordings: Collective Wisdom (2023) Live from New York It's Sybarite5 (2020); Outliers (2018); Everything in its Right Place (2012) and Disturb the Silence (2010).