The members of the Chiara String Quartet pose outdoors

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

The will perform Jan. 19 as part of 天天吃瓜鈥檚 . The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall on the , 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. The program includes Mendelssohn鈥檚 String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Shostakovich鈥檚 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110; and Debussy鈥檚 String Quartet, Op. 10.

Renowned for bringing fresh excitement to traditional string quartet repertoire as well as for creating insightful interpretations of new music, the Chiara String Quartet (Rebecca Fischer and Hyeyung Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; Gregory Beaver, cello) captivates its audiences throughout the country. The Chiara has established itself as among America鈥檚 most respected ensembles, lauded for its 鈥渉ighly virtuosic, edge-of-the-seat playing鈥 (The Boston Globe). They are currently Hixson-Lied Artists-in-Residence at the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and were the Blodgett Artists-in-Residence at Harvard University from 2008-2014. For the 2015-2016 season, the Chiara was the quartet-in-residence at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The Chiara has announced that 2017-2018 will be its final concert season. The group will end full-time work performing together in September 2018, and characterizes its decision as made 鈥渋n a spirit of tremendous gratitude and love.鈥

This performance is a part of the Jewel Box Series, an eight-concert professional performing arts series presented by Northeastern鈥檚 Office of Cultural Events.

 are $25, $17.50 and $10 and can be purchased online or by calling (773) 442-4636.  are required.