Shaw Quartets Composer, violinist and vocalist Caroline Shaw (b. 1982), the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, creates works filled with joy and emotion. She is particularly known for her inventive use of tone and timbre and shifting rhythms that draw inspiration from earlier musical forms. Recent commissions include creations for Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, LA Phil, Anne Sofie von Otter, and many more.