First Prize winner of the 13th Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, First Prize winner of the 14th National Sphinx Competition, and Gold Medalist with High Distinction at the Fifth Manhattan International Music Competition, violist Paul Laraia has established an international career performing as soloist and chamber musician.
Acclaimed by The Strad for his “eloquent” and “vibrant” playing, Paul has been soloist with major orchestras such as the Pittsburgh Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Filharmonica de Bogata, New Jersey Symphony, Nashville Symphony, New Haven Symphony, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Sphinx Virtuosi, and has been featured soloist at London’s Wigmore Hall, the Shalin Lui Performance Center in Rockport, and the 40th International Viola Congress, the Kennedy Center in DC.
As of 2023, Paul has joined the faculty of the Boston Conservatory at the Berklee School of Music.
