Jupiter String Quartet

Jupiter String Quartet

April 24, 2027 Bankhead Theater Livermore 7:30 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed Jupiter String Quartet has performed in some of the world’s finest halls, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall and Seoul’s Sejong Chamber Hall.  Grand prize winners of numerous international competitions and the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, this family-based quartet will bring its warm sonority to masterpieces of the classical string quartet repertoire.      

“The Jupiter String Quartet, an ensemble of eloquent intensity, has matured into one of the mainstays of the American chamber-music scene.” – The New Yorker

The Jupiter String Quartet is a particularly intimate group, consisting of violinists Mélanie Clapiès and Meg Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel (Meg’s older sister), and cellist Daniel McDonough (Meg’s husband, Liz’s brother-in-law). Founded in 2001, the ensemble is firmly established as an important voice in the world of chamber music, and exudes an energy that is at once friendly, knowledgeable, and adventurous.  The quartet has performed across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Americas in some of the world’s finest halls, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, Boston’s Jordan Hall, Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes, Washington, D.C.’s Library of Congress, Austria’s Esterhazy Palace, and Seoul’s Sejong Chamber Hall.