Adagio dem Tod entgegen: Schostakowitsch mit dem Jerusalem Quartet

By Thomas Schacher, 01 December 2025

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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Kleiner Saal, Zurich on 30 November 2025

Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op.138

Shostakovich, String Quartet no. 14 in F sharp major, Op.142

Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op.144

Jerusalem Quartet

Energy, sonority and spontaneity in the Jerusalem Quartet's Beethoven

Nahoko Gotoh, 8th June

Most people will associate Suntory Hall with the grand Main Hall, but tucked away at the side of the hall’s entrance is its small hall named Blue Rose which is the venue of its annual Chamber Music Garden festival.

****1

Weinberg upstages Schubert and Brahms

Phil Barrett, 20th June

The Jerusalem Quartet and Sir András Schiff make a great case for Weinberg at Wigmore Hall.

***11

Jerusalem Quartet warms hearts in Chicago

Graham Emberton, 27th February

The Jerusalem Quartet offered a compelling rendition of works by Mozart, Bartók, and Schumann in the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall.

****1

Jerusalem Quartet in Madrid

Alberto Hernández Mateos, 31st May

Jerusalem Quartet plays Beethoven, Toldrà and Smetana with the Stradivari of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

*****

Sublime Schumann from the Jerusalem Quartet and Alexander Melnikov

David Allen, 9th May

Given reports that an earlier instalment of this Jerusalem Quartet tour had been disrupted by protesters, it's pleasing to be able to write that there were no such disturbances here. It's a good thing too, because nothing should overshadow the exquisite music-making of this Israeli quartet, joined here by Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov. Melnikov and the quartet blended very well.

****1

Jerusalem String Quartet in Princeton

Stephen Raskauskas, 15th March

On Thursday 15 March, the Jerusalem String Quartet strode onto the stage of Richardson Auditorium all wearing the same smart suits. The four young players played a pleasant program of early string quartets by Beethoven, Debussy, and Brahms.

***11

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Thomas Schacher

Thomas Schacher hat an den Universitäten Zürich und Hamburg Musikwissenschaft und Germanistik studiert. Seine Dissertation behandelt die Idee des Dramatischen bei Hector Berlioz. Zudem absolvierte er an der Musikhochschule Zürich eine Ausbildung in Orgel, Klavier und Chorleitung. Er hat im künstlerischen, wissenschaftlichen, journalistischen und pädagogischen Sektor gearbeitet. Während sieben Jahren war er Assistent am Musikwissenschaftlichen Institut der Uni Bern. Während 25 Jahren, bis zum Sommer 2022, hat er als freier journalistischer Mitarbeiter für das Feuilleton der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung geschrieben. Parallel dazu kam die Arbeit mit einem Kirchen- und einem Konzertchor.

Adagio dem Tod entgegen: Schostakowitsch mit dem Jerusalem Quartet in Zürich