02 August 2015

JERUSALEM QUARTET RELEASES BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS OP.18 AND CELEBRATES THEIR 20TH SEASON WITH AN EXTENSIVE U.S. TOUR

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Left to Right: Ori Kam, viola; Alexander Pavlovsky, 1st violin; Kyril Zlotnikov, cello; Sergei Bresler, 2nd violin

The dynamic Jerusalem Quartet launch their fall tour with a new recording of the timeless and essential Beethoven Strings Quartets Op. 18, to be released August 14, 2015 in the U.S. They return to North America in October, 2015 and April, 2016 for concerts across the U.S. In January and February 2016, they will present a unique series in which they perform all six of Beethoven’s Op. 18 quartets and all six Bartók quartets over the course of four concerts in Portland, Oregon and New York, NY. They will also perform Bartók’s quartets in Hamburg, Madrid, London, and Tel Aviv, and will collaborate with pianist/conductor András Schiff for performances in London, Jerusalem, and at the Verbier and Salzburg Festivals. harmonia mundi will release their recording of the Bartok quartets in early winter 2016.

One of the world’s most lauded ensembles, the Jerusalem Quartet is not only renowned for its virtuosic flair, but also for its ability to create a seemless blend as an ensemble. Of their 2014 Haydn recording the renowned critic and string quartet specialist Harald Eggbrecht wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, “The balance of the four voices, the delicacy of sounds is always impressive, with constant attention to dynamics, harmony and rhythmic precision. It sounds effortless, sovereign and extremely supple.”

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“An absolute triumph. Their playing has everything you could possibly wish for.”

— BBC Music Magazine

Jerusalem Quartet 2015-16 North American Concerts

Oct 7 - Denver, CO - Friends of Chamber Music Gates Hall
Oct 8 - Logan, UT - Chamber Music Society of Logan 
Oct 10 - Kalamazoo, MI - Fontana, Stetson Chapel
Oct 11 - Storrs, CT - Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 15 - Davie, FL - Broward College
Oct 17 - Lewisburg, PA -  Weis Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 18 - Rochester, NY - Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall
Jan 21-26 - Portland, OR -  Friends of Chamber Music Society  
Jan 28-Feb 4 - New York, NY - Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Apr 2, 3 - Tulsa, OK -  Chamber Music Tulsa, Westby Pavillion
Apr 5 -  Memphis, TN -  Concerts International
Apr 8 -  Ann Arbor, MI - UMS BE Presents, Rackham Auditorium
Apr 10, 11 - Calgary, Alberta - Calgary Pro Music Master Series
Apr 13 - Tucson, AZ - Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
Apr 14 - Beverly Hills, CA - Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Apr 17 - Boston, MA - Celebrity Series of Boston