One of the most eye-opening and exhilarating concerts I’ve heard all season.
— The New York Times
Ensemble of the Year ∙ Musical America
Two Grammy Nominations ∙ 2022 and 2018
Avery Fisher Career Grant & Fromm Music Foundation Prize
Quartet-in-Residence ∙ Mannes School of Music
JACK Studio funds collaborations and mentorship each year to create new work
JACK Quartet
Christopher Otto (violin)
Austin Wulliman (violin)
John Pickford Richards (viola)
Jay Campbell (cello)
Contact:
Gregory Brown | Pink Noise Agency
gb@pinknoiseagency.com
Through intimate relationships with today’s most creative voices, JACK embraces close collaboration with the composers they perform, leading to a radical embodiment of the technical, musical, and emotional aspects of their work.
The quartet has worked with artists such as Julia Wolfe, George Lewis, Helmut Lachenmann, and Caroline Shaw, with upcoming and recent premieres including works by John Luther Adams, Catherine Lamb, Liza Lim, Tyshawn Sorey, Wadada Leo Smith, Amy Williams, and John Zorn.
concerts from Library of Congress Presents
JACK Quartet with Conrad Tao, piano
Rodericus: Angelorum Psalat (arranged by Christopher Otto)
Elliott Carter: Duo for Violin and Piano with Conrad Tao
Tyshawn Sorey: Everything Changes, Nothing Changes
Ruth Crawford Seeger: String Quartet
Tyshawn Sorey: For Conrad Tao
Elliott Carter: String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 1 by Catherine Lamb
Presented by the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program in collaboration with the Center for New Music. Live-streamed on December 2, 2020 from Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall in New York City.
Concerto Grosso
by Allan Gravgaard Madsen
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Bancroft, conductor