“…a gripping and often very subtle reading, setting ear-melting tenderness against seething passion with a deft and precise touch.“
— The Washington Post
Distinguished by its virtuosity, probing musical insight, and impassioned, fiery performances, the Ariel Quartet has garnered critical praise worldwide for more than twenty years. Formed when the members were just teenagers studying at the Jerusalem Academy Middle School of Music and Dance in Israel, the Ariel was named a recipient of the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award, granted by Chamber Music America in recognition of artistic achievement and career support. Celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2023, the Quartet serves as the Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), where they direct the chamber music program and present a concert series in addition to maintaining a busy touring schedule in the United States and abroad.
May 5, 2024 – 7:00 PM
May 6, 2024 – 7:30 PM
Individual tickets will be available for sale after September 1, 2023.
Program
Schumann: Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
Lera Auerbach: Quartet No. 10 “Frozen Dreams”
Beethoven: Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 “Razumovsky”
May 5, 2024 – 6:15 PM
May 6, 2024 – 6:45 PM
Pre-Concert Talk previewing the 2024-25 Season
with Artistic Director, Dean O’Brien
Performers
Gershon Gerchikov, violin
Alexandra Kazovsky, violin
Jan Grüning, viola
Amit Even-Tov, cello
Concert Co-Sponsors
Tom & Marie Kemp
Tom Swaddle
Photo Credit: Marco Borggreve