Stir: Focused on authenticity, Juilliard String Quartet comes to Vancouver
Quirkiness and emotion characterize the venerated ensemble’s concert program, with epic works by Beethoven and Widmann
YOU COULD SAY that violist Molly Carr is under just a little bit of pressure as the newest member of Juilliard String Quartet. After all, the ensemble celebrating its 75th anniversary this year is, according to The Boston Globe, “the most important American quartet in history”.
Mind you, the recitalist, chamber musician, and educator has been described as “one of the most interesting interpreters of the viola today” (Codalario Spain), praised for performances that are “intoxicating” (The New York Times) and “ravishing” (The Strad). Carr has been recognized at the United Nations for her work with refugees and honoured for her work in prisons as the founding director of Project: Music Heals Us, a non-profit that brings free chamber music performances to marginalized populations with limited access to the arts.
Strings Magazine: The Juilliard String Quartet Remains at the Nexus of Continuity and Change as it Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary
The endurance of the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) seems to offer a potent antidote to the sense of impending disruption and uncertainty that has crept into just about every aspect of musical life. This longevity shines a beacon of hope, enhancing the sense of celebration around the internationally acclaimed ensemble’s 75th anniversary this season.
BBC Music Magazine: Bartók • Beethoven • Dvorák: String Quartets (Juilliard String Quartet)
Bartók • Beethoven • Dvořák (5-star rating)
The Juilliard String Quartet celebrates its 75th anniversary this year– and here is the first recording with its most recent recruit, first violin Areta Zhulla. While its membership has changed over the decades, the quartet is still associated with the institution it is named after (all its members teach there), and its trademark tonal beauty, sensitively attuned ensemble and technical splendour is amply on show in this recording.
WGN: The Juilliard String Quartet
The Juilliard String Quartet plays live on WGN’s Morning News in Chicago.
The Strad: Juilliard String Quartet Review
This was the first evening concert in the UK of the Juilliard String Quartet with its new first violinist, Areta Zhulla (it had given a lunchtime concert at Wigmore the previous day). Zhulla has clearly settled in nicely, and played in absolute musical empathy with her colleagues.
Washington Post: Juilliard Quartet shows new faces, same strong voice
Decisive and uncompromising...Juilliard’s confidently thoughtful approach, rhythmic acuity and ensemble precision were on full display.
Classical Source: Juilliard String Quartet at Wigmore Hall
The spirit of Beethoven hung over this recital, the first evening engagement played in Britain by the new line-up of the Juilliard String Quartet – there had been given a BBC lunchtime concert the previous day, also Wigmore Hall.
Juilliard String Quartet gets new first violin
The Juilliard String Quartet has today announced that its first violinist since 2011, Joseph Lin, will step down in September 2018 and the Greek-born Juilliard graduate Areta Zhulla will be taking over.