Aizuri Quartet

Presented by:

Women's Musical Club

Event Details

Aizuri Quartet

Miho Saegusa, violin; 

Ariana Kim, violin; 

Ayane Kozasa, viola; 

Karen Ouzounian, cello

Praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as being “in full possession of that most elusive of string quartet qualities: the balance between individual charisma and collective cohesion”, the Aizuri Quartet is a top prizewinner in the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London. Currently Quartet-in-Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music, the Aizuri Quartet performs throughout Europe and the Americas. 

Graduates of the Juilliard School and Curtis Institute of Music, the Aizuri Quartet draws its name from “aizuri-e,” a style of predominantly blue Japanese woodblock printing that is noted for its vibrancy and incredible detail. Members of the Quartet have appeared worldwide with a diverse range of ensembles including Musicians from Marlboro, Musicians from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, A Far Cry, The Knights, IRIS Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.

Featured Program

Program:                                                            

• Beethoven — String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
• Caroline Shaw — Blueprint (2016)
• Webern — Langsamer Satz
• Mendelssohn — String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13