The Juilliard String Quartet remains the standard by which all other quartets must be judged.” – Los Angeles Times

They passed their 60th anniversary in 2006 and through radio programmes, interviews, CD releases and concerts in the States and Japan, the Juilliard Quartet demonstrated that they are among the most significant and influential in the world. Their first visit to the Mogens Dahl Concert Hall was in 2007 on one of their countless tours that has brought them around the world.

Among the ensemble’s milestones are first performances of Bartok’s quartet cycle in the States, a re-promotion of Schönberg’s quartets, and complete Beethoven cycles in New York, Tokyo, Bonn and Düsseldorf.

Through a lifetime they have been an inspiration to young musicians at New York City’s Juilliard School of Music, and they can put down 46 years as Quartet in Residence at the Library of Congress, Washington, in their resume.

The Juilliard Quartet has more than 500 pieces on their repertoire. The works chosen for this evening are among the ensemble’s strong points: Bartok and Beethoven. In addition we will hear Schubert’s melancholic quartet reminiscent of the composer’s famous lied, Gretchen am Spinnrade.

Programme:
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) String quartet no. 13 in A minor, opus 29 D 804
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) String quartet no. 2, opus 17, SZ 67,
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) String quartet no. 16 in F major, opus 135,