{"id":145076,"date":"2026-01-31T05:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/145076\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T05:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:18:11","slug":"world-renowned-juilliard-string-quartet-coming-to-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/145076\/","title":{"rendered":"World-renowned Juilliard String Quartet coming to El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"http:\/\/ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 The group some have called \u201cthe most important American quartet in history\u201d is coming to the Sun City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">El Paso Pro Musica is hosting the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, at the UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to their website, since 1946, the quartet\u00a0has drawn on a deep engagement to classic music while also embracing the mission of championing new works. Each performance of the JSQ is a unique experience, bringing together the four members\u2019 \u201cprofound understanding and unceasing curiosity\u201d in sharing string music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the 2025\u201326 season, a new JSQ continues with Iraqi-American composer Michelle Barzel Ross reflecting Beethoven\u2019s late quartets like Op. 130.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In years past, the JSQ\u2019s 2024-25 season included collaborations with violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianists Emanuel Ax and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. They have made appearances at major venues, including Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A facet of the JSQ\u2019s decades-old legacy also includes a celebrated discography, with recordings that continue to be rereleased by Sony Masterworks. The quartet\u2019s latest album on Sony (2021) featured works by Beethoven, Bart\u00f3k, and Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, and was released with international critical acclaim. Other notable releases include an album featuring the world premiere recording of Davidovsky\u2019s\u00a0Fragments\u00a0(2018) alongside Beethoven\u2019s Op. 95 quartet and Bart\u00f3k\u2019s Quartet No. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The JSQ\u2019s members \u2013 Areta Zhulla, Leonard Fu, Molly Carr, and Astrid Schween \u2013 are all sought-after teachers on the string and chamber music faculties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets to see this world-renowned group are on sale right now. Prices start at $5 for UTEP students and staff and $25 for the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can purchase them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasopromusica.org\/shows\/the-juilliard-string-quartet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:elpasopromusica.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">elpasopromusica.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 The group some have called \u201cthe most important American quartet in history\u201d is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,60831,60832,60830,60833,60834],"class_list":{"0":"post-145076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news","11":"tag-jean-yves-thibaudet","12":"tag-jsq","13":"tag-juilliard-string-quartet","14":"tag-sony-masterworks","15":"tag-utep-fox-fine-arts-recital-hall"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}