The Belcea String Quartet is making a rare visit to the United States to perform works by two great melodicists: Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert. During their tour, the Quartet will make their Princeton University Concerts debut on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.
In honor of the group’s formation at the Royal College of Music, ticketholders are welcome to a free pre-concert performance at 7 p.m. by university students who have participated in the university’s exchange program at the Royal College of Music.
The Belcea Quartet is one of the only reining European groups to have not yet appeared in the PUC series.
The Quartet has also long distinguished itself through its leadership by first violinist, Corina Belcea. Not only did Belcea break the mold in a genre dominated by male leaders, but she has also since established the quartet at the forefront of outreach to the next generation of string quartets.
The Belcea Quartet Trust is a new project that offers intensive coaching sessions for ensembles on the rise. Amid a season also featuring the legendary Hagen String Quartet, with frequent appearances by the Takács String Quartet, the Belcea Quartet promises to bring a surprise element to PUC.
