Sublime Schumann from the Jerusalem Quartet and Alexander Melnikov

By David Allen, 11 May 2012

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 9 May 2012

Schumann, Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op.47

Schumann, Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44

Jerusalem Quartet

Alexander Pavlovsky, Violin

Sergei Bresler, Violin

Ori Kam, Viola

Kyril Zlotnikov, Cello

Alexander Melnikov, Piano

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.

*****

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

Adagio dem Tod entgegen: Schostakowitsch mit dem Jerusalem Quartet

Thomas Schacher, 30th November

Zum runden Gedenkjahr gastiert das berühmte israelische Quartett auch in der Tonhalle Zürich. Und es überrascht mit einer neuen Zusammensetzung.

****1

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David Allen

David is a PhD student at Columbia University, where he studies international history. A lapsed pianist and organist, he writes on concerts on both sides of the Atlantic, and blogs at Unpredictable Inevitability.