Juilliard String Quartet

Decisive and uncompromising... Juilliard’s confidently thoughtful approach, rhythmic acuity and ensemble precision were on full display.
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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.



December 4, 2025

New York, NY

Alice Tully Hall

DANIEL SAIDENBERG JUILLIARD FACULTY RECITAL SERIES

Johannes Brahms

String Quartet No. 2 in A minor op. 51 no. 2

Leonard Fu

Popular Dances (2025)

György Kurtág

6 moments musicaux op. 44

Arnold Schönberg

Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for String Sextet op. 4

with Catherine Cho, viola and Marcy Rosen, cello

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December 6, 2025

Spokane, WA

Northwest Bach Festival

Dimitri Shostakovich

String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Major op. 108

Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude in E-flat Major, BWV 852 (arr. Michelle Ross)

Michelle Barzel Ross

Birds of the Moon

Ludwig van Beethoven

String Quartet No. 15 in A minor op. 132

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December 7, 2025

Spokane, WA

Northwest Bach Festival

Johannes Brahms

String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor op. 51 no. 2

Franz Schubert

String Quintet in C Major D 956

with Zuill Baley, cello

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“The new Juilliard puts its own original stamp on core repertoire...If you have ever wondered whether we really need another recording of Dvorak's “American” Quartet, the answer is yes, we need this one. The new Juilliard’s recording is a miracle of contrasting color and gorgeously exciting rubato, and their playing makes an old warhorse young again.”

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Beethoven - Bartók - Dvořák

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“What particularly stood out in this performance was the way in which this diversified foursome is reclaiming some of the old Juilliard Quartet verve, bringing an assertive, even intense musicality to works by Beethoven and Kúrtag.”