| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 4-Apr-2013 St Lawrence Centre For The Arts: Jane Mallett Theatre | The Tokyo String Quartet's farewell tour in Toronto is crowned by Bartók |
 More than 40 years ago, violist Kazuhide Isomura got together with three other Japanese students at the Juilliard School of Music in Manhattan and formed the Tokyo String Quartet. After touring the globe for upward of 4,000 performances, more than 40 for Music Toronto, with 40 albums and nearly 40 years of teaching at Yale, last night, Mr Isomura played his final Music Toronto concert. This year, after a “Farewell” world tour, the quartet will disband.
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| 28-May-2012 Montreal Chamber Music Festival at St George's Church | Strong yet Soft: The Versatile James Ehnes |
 Violin virtuoso James Ehnes gave a concert of works by Béla Bartók on May 28th at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival. Just the day before, Ehnes had performed an equally challenging program of completely different repertoire - works by Ravel (the duo, the trio, and the quartet). Both performances were of the highest quality, and showcased a performer with unparalleled command of his instrument.
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| 13-Jul-2011 Wigmore Hall | Four Quartets; Webern and Bartok, Kurtag and Beethoven. |
 The Wigmore Hall on July 13th was The Jupiter Quartet’s only UK appearance on their America-based Summer tour. They used the opportunity to showcase the innovations which occurred within the String Quartet repertoire through the twentieth century , ending with a homage to the form’s Classical peak. To start, three succinct and distinct works by contemporaries Webern and Bartok, and their natural successor Kurtág.Read full review... | |
