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Jerusalem Quartet

“Passion, precision, warmth, a gold blend: these are the trademarks of this excellent string quartet” New York Times

Jerusalem Quartet:

  • Alexander Pavlovsky (violin),
  • Sergei Bresler (violin)
  • Ori Kam (viola)
  • Kyril Zlotnikov (cello)

Since the ensemble’s founding in 1993 and subsequent 1996 debut the Jerusalem Quartet has become a regular and beloved guest on the world’s great concert stages with a wide repertoire and stunning depth of expression, which carries on the string quartet tradition in a unique manner. The ensemble has found its core in a warm, full, human sound and an egalitarian balance between high and low voices. This approach allows the quartet to maintain a healthy relationship between individual expression and a transparent and respectful presentation of the composer’s work.

The Jerusalem Quartet has released 16 albums for Harmonia Mundi, for which it has received numerous awards such as the Diapason d’Or and the BBC Music Magazine Award for chamber music.

Recent appearances include a Beethoven quartet cycle at the Wigmore Hall in London; a Bartok cycle at the Salzburg Festival; their third annual String Quartet seminar in Crans Montana, Switzerland.

Highlights of the 2023/2024 Season include tours of Sweden, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Switzerland; and appearances in the quartet Biennales in Paris, Lisbon and Amsterdam. Alongside the quartet’s regular programs, they will perform a Bartok cycle in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. October and April will feature return tours to North America, which will include visits to New York, Miami, Denver, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, Houston and Portland. In June the quartet will tour China, South Korea and Japan.

Credit: MBC&P