Season 49
2020-2021 Season
Aizuri String Quartet
3/16/2021
Miho Saegusa and Emma Frucht, violins | Ayane Kozasa, viola | Karen Ouzounian, cello
Aizuri String Quartet
…in full possession of that most elusive of string quartet qualities:
the balance between charisma of the individual and cohesion of the collective.
- Philadelphia Inquire
Praised by The Washington Post for “captivating” performances that draw from its notable “meld of intellect, technique and emotions,” the Aizuri Quartet was awarded the Grand Prize and the CAG Management Prize at the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, along with top prizes at the 2017 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan, and the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London. The Quartet’s debut album, Blueprinting, featuring new works written for the Aizuri Quartet by five American composers, was released by New Amsterdam Records and nominated for a 2019 GRAMMY Award.