One of the best things about seeing younger people take over the classical heritage as their own is the fresh approach and raw energy they bring to the task.
That’s not to say that older musicians are set in their ways and resistant to change. It’s simply to say that when a foursome of twentysomethings takes on thrice-familiar music, they can bring a sense of commitment and discovery to the works that renews and invigorates them.
Read MoreMemo to the volunteers who run New Orleans Friends of Music: Please send big wet kisses to the Jupiter String Quartet, which recently toured here under your auspices. While you are at it, send more kisses to the Ariel String Quartet which played at the University of New Orleans on Nov. 8.
Read More. . .The evening opened with the competition’s jaw-dropping group, the Ariel Quartet, founded in Jerusalem in 1998 and now residing in the USA. There’s a saying, “Don’t mess with Texas;” in Israel you don’t mess with music — it’s played with a concentration and intensity not found elsewhere.
Read MoreThe Norton Building Concert Series in Lemont hosted the Ariel Quartet on Sunday October 15 in a concert spanning 150 years of string quartet repertoire.
Read MoreAt the end of the opening of the Fontana Chamber Arts 2006 Summer Music Festival Wednesday night, there was no doubt that the Ariel Quartet was the star of the evening. That was no easy feat, as the concert, given at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, contained performances by three other notable ensembles as well. Yet the Ariel Quartet was the clear audience favorite in the sold-out Cooper's Glen Auditorium, where all the music was played.
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