One of classical music’s leading chamber ensembles, the Jerusalem Quartet, will perform at The Temple in Midtown on Nov. 11 in a wide-ranging program from Mozart to Shostakovich. The Israeli string quartet — praised by the Times of London for passion, warmth and precision — will celebrate their 30th year as an ensemble, and their busy international tour schedule proves the group is not slowing down anytime soon.
Kyril Zlotnikov, the Jerusalem Quartet’s cellist, recently joined Lois Reitzes on “City Lights” to discuss the upcoming performance.
“We never concentrated on something specific like some quartets do,” said Zlotnikov about their playing style, “but since [the] three of us are originally from the Soviet Union, we have some kind of very close … connection to music of Shostakovich.”
Their love of the Societ-era Russian composer will be on full display during their performance in Atlanta later this week, as they play through the Shostakovich quartet cycles on their 30th Anniversary Tour.
The Quartet’s performance at The Temple was not originally part of their tour plan, but when Atlanta cellist Roy Harran pitched the idea to the group, they were sold on it almost immediately. The Temple’s tight attention to detail and high level of technological integration enticed the group.
