Juilliard String Quartet
With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigour, the Juilliard String Quartet continues to inspire audiences around the world. After 75 years the quartet has grown to an American legend and institution.
The Juilliard String Quartet became the first classical music ensemble to receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2011.
Past seasons have taken the renowned ensemble to Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, London, Oslo, Copenhagen, Athens, Vancouver, Toronto, New York, and, due to numerous re-invitations, across the United States. The quartet has performed new works by composers Lembit Beecher, Jesse Jones, and Richard Wernick.
Listen to the quartet in 24/25 at the Boulez Saal Berlin, the Mozartwoche Salzburg, in Munich and London.
Members
Areta Zhulla | violin
Ronald Copes | violin
Molly Carr | viola
Astrid Schween | violoncello
Watch and Listen
On 22 January 2025, the Juilliard String Quartet performed at the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin. This concert was recorded and can be viewed here.
Reviews
The Juilliard Quartet plays Beethoven and Widmann: lyrical exuberance and wild attack
Zhulla leads with a mixture of discretion and conciseness, the glimmer of her first violin repeatedly shining brightly over the tutti, only to merge with it in the next moment. Her fellow musicians tease out the distinct colors of the voices, guessing, sensing the others, it is pure listening pleasure. Beethoven, not aggressively modern, but played almost romantically. Breathless, with shimmering concentration and full of attacca, the Juilliard Quartet crowns a most interesting evening.
Tagesspiegel | Boulez Saal Berlin | Udo Badelt | January 23, 2025
With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigour, the Juilliard String Quartet continues to inspire audiences around the world. After 75 years the quartet has grown to an American legend and institution.
The Juilliard String Quartet became the first classical music ensemble to receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2011.
Past seasons have taken the renowned ensemble to Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, London, Oslo, Copenhagen, Athens, Vancouver, Toronto, New York, and, due to numerous re-invitations, across the United States. The quartet has performed new works by composers Lembit Beecher, Jesse Jones, and Richard Wernick.
Listen to the quartet in 24/25 at the Boulez Saal Berlin, the Mozartwoche Salzburg, in Munich and London.
Members
Areta Zhulla | violin
Ronald Copes | violin
Molly Carr | viola
Astrid Schween | violoncello