The Jerusalem Quartet: Complete Shostakovich Quartet Cycle

The Cleveland Museum of Art has partnered with the Cleveland Chamber Music Society to present the esteemed chamber music ensemble the Jerusalem Quartet, performing the Complete Shostakovich Quartet Cycle. This series is composed of five concerts taking place at 7:30 p.m. between April 21 and April 30 in Gartner Auditorium. Prior to each performance, James Wilding, pianist and composer, presents a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased on the Cleveland Chamber Music Society’s website. Cleveland Museum of Art and Musart Society member discounts do not apply to this coproduction.

The Jerusalem Quartet: Since the ensemble’s founding in 1993 and subsequent 1996 debut, its four Israeli musicians have embarked on a journey of growth and maturation. This journey has resulted in a wide repertoire and stunning depth of expression, which carries on the string quartet tradition in a unique manner. The ensemble has found its core in a warm, full, human sound and an egalitarian balance between high and low voices. This approach allows the quartet to maintain a healthy relationship between individual expression and a transparent and respectful presentation of the composer’s work. It is also the drive and motivation for the continuing refinement of its interpretations of the classical repertoire as well as exploration of new epochs.

The Jerusalem Quartet is a regular and beloved guest on the world’s great concert stages. Recent appearances include a Beethoven quartet cycle at Wigmore Hall in London; a Bartók cycle at the Salzburg Festival; their third annual string quartet seminar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland; and, since 2022, a residency at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

More information about the Jerusalem Quartet can be found on the ensemble’s website.

Performers

Alexander Pavlovsky, violin
Sergei Bresler, violin
Ori Kam, viola
Kyril Zlotnikov, cello

Week 1

Monday, April 21, 2025
String Quartet no. 1 in C Major, op. 49
String Quartet no. 2 in A Major, op. 68
String Quartet no. 3 in F Major, op. 73

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

String Quartet no. 4 in D Major, op. 83
String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat Major, op. 92
String Quartet no. 6 in G Major, op. 101

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp Minor, op. 108
String Quartet no. 8 in C Minor, op. 110
String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 117

Week 2

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

String Quartet no. 10 in A-flat Major, op. 118
String Quartet no. 11 in F Minor, op. 122
String Quartet no. 12 in D-flat Major, op. 133

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat Minor, op. 138
String Quartet no. 14 in F-sharp Major, op. 142
String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat Major, op. 144
 

Musart Society benefits do not apply to this performance and other coproductions in which tickets are not sold through the CMA. 

The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.