Reviews for "surfacing" are out!

"Surfacing" serves as a musical autobiography, presenting repertoire that encapsulates their emotional growth as an ensemble while simultaneously speaking to the complexity of the human experience.

... Surfacing is gripping from beginning to end due to the palpable energy and commitment from Poiesis.

— Katie Brown, I Care If You Listen

Fifteen Questions

The Poiesis Quartet about Interpretation

October 15, 2026

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I Care If You Listen

Review: Poiesis Quartet “Surfacing”

October 16, 2026 by Katie Brown

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Canadian Broadcoast Corporation

Record of the Week: In Concert On Demand with Paolo Pietropaolo

October 18, 2026

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interviews & features

Stir Vancouver

Poiesis Quartet takes musical approach founded on artistic and social inclusion

October 19, 2026 by Ashley Kim

The Strad

‘A new chapter unfolding’: Poiesis Quartet on its evolving identity

September 16, 2026

Papageno

Genre-Bending Contemporary Music: Poiesis Quartet to Debut in Hungary

September 14, 2026 by Ur Máté

Chamber Music Magazine

Four Lives Intersecting

April 13, 2026 by Emery Kerekes

Creation for us became connected with challenge and resistance: introducing repertoire that isn’t traditional in the Western European classical sense, commissioning new work and exploring other musical practices. The string quartet can create almost any sound you want it to, so we feel creatively obligated to look towards different forms of repertoire and different musical practices around the world.

— Sarah Ma, interview for The Strad

concert reviews

Blogcritics

Concert Review: Poiesis Quartet Plays Beethoven and a Jeff Scott Premiere

July 17, 2026 by Jon Sobel

Cleveland Classical

Poiesis Quartet lift up their peers with the beautifully thoughtful “Love Letters”

March 25, 2026 by Stephanie Manning

The New York Times

Best Classical Performances of 2025

December 9, 2025 by Joshua Barone

While the Poiesis enjoy pushing the boundaries of expectation, the result lands far from chaos. In projects like “Love Letters,” their trust and love for their peers create spaces to celebrate queerness, identity, and how young musicians and composers engage with classical music in a 21st-century world.

— Stephanie Manning, Cleveland Classical