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Juilliard String Quartet

Crosstown Theater

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CROSSTOWN THEATER
Juilliard String Quartet
02/12/23
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Crosstown Theater
1350 Concourse Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104 United States
Concerts International and The Memphis Chamber Music Society present the Juilliard String Quartet at Crosstown Theater in collaboration with Crosstown Arts.

Crosstown Theater
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Show at 3 pm
Tickets: $55 General Admission | $10 student tickets

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Program:
Beethoven, String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135
Ravel, Quartet in F Major
Dvořák, String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105

“The Juilliard String Quartet can plausibly be called the most important American quartet in history. … Some groups seem to wrestle with their past and legacy; the Juilliard seems completely revitalized. … It may be just hitting its stride.” — The Boston Globe

With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring. Each performance of the Juilliard String Quartet is a unique experience, bringing together the four members’ profound understanding, total commitment, and unceasing curiosity in sharing the wonders of the string quartet literature.

Molly Carr joins the JSQ as violist in May 2022 — following in the footsteps of her late mentor, Roger Tapping — to close out the 2021-22 season, which marks the Juilliard String Quartet’s 75th anniversary. Performances of the season include cities such as New York, San Francisco, and Detroit as well as a European tour including stops in Berlin, Dresden, and Essen. A special highlight of the upcoming 2022-23 season is the premiere of two string quartets by celebrated German composer Jörg Widmann to perform alongside late quartets by Beethoven.

Adding to its celebrated discography, an album of works by Beethoven, Bartók, and Dvořák was released by Sony Classical in April 2021 to critical acclaim. Additionally, Sony Masterworks released a JSQ catalog release (The Early Juilliard Recordings) in June 2021. In the fall of 2018, the JSQ released an album on Sony featuring the world premiere recording of Mario Davidovsky’s Fragments (2016), together with Beethoven’s Quartet Op. 95 and Bartók’s Quartet No. 1. Additionally, Sony Classical’s 2014 reissue of the Juilliard Quartet’s landmark recordings of the first four Elliott Carter String Quartets along with the 2013 recording of Carter’s fifth quartet traces a remarkable period in the evolution of both the composer and the ensemble. The quartet’s recordings of the Bartók and Schoenberg Quartets, as well as those of Debussy, Ravel and Beethoven, have won Grammy Awards, and in 2011 the JSQ became the first classical music ensemble to receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Devoted master teachers, the members of the Juilliard String Quartet offer classes and open rehearsals when on tour. The JSQ is string quartet in residence at The Juilliard School and its members are all sought-after teachers on the string and chamber music faculties. Each May, they host the five-day internationally recognized Juilliard String Quartet Seminar. During the summer, the JSQ works closely on string quartet repertoire with Fellows at the Tanglewood Music Center.

Genre: Classical/Orchestral

Date And Time

February 12, 2023 @ 3:00 pm

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Venue info

Crosstown Theater
1350 Concourse Ave suite 269 3 Memphis, TN

Cover Charge: $55

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