Their expansive repertoire and extraordinary depth of expression have firmly established them as a distinctive voice in the string quartet tradition. At the heart of their sound lies a warm, full, and deeply human tone, paired with an egalitarian balance between high and low voices. This approach allows the quartet to combine individual expressivity with a transparent and faithful presentation of the composer’s work. It also drives their ongoing refinement of interpretations of the classical repertoire, while encouraging explorations of new musical territories.

In 2025-26, the Jerusalem Quartet celebrated its 30th anniversary with an international performance cycle of Shostakovich's complete string quartets in places such as the Wigmore Hall, Tonhalle Zürich and Concertgebouw Amsterdam, a repertoire long associated with the ensemble. The anniversary season also marked the beginning of an exclusive collaboration with the label BIS Records, which will release the complete recording of the cycle. Earlier recordings for Harmonia Mundi received numerous international awards, including the Diapason d'Or and the BBC Music Magazine Award for Chamber Music, and include acclaimed albums devoted to Bartók and Jewish music from Central Europe between the wars.

Highlights of the 2026/27 season include two North American tours alongside performances at major European venues including Wigmore Hall in London, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Paris, Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw, Laieszhalle in Hamburg, and Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.

The Jerusalem Quartet’s recordings have received numerous international distinctions and awards, including the Diapason d’Or and the BBC Music Magazine Award in the Chamber Music category. Their previous recordings for Harmonia Mundi include a unique exploration of Jewish music in Central Europe between the two World Wars, featuring a collection of Yiddish cabaret songs from 1920s Warsaw performed with Israeli soprano Hila Baggio, as well as the second volume of their complete Bartók cycle, released in 2020. Today, the quartet records exclusively for BIS Records, whose first release with the ensemble in 2025 featured Shostakovich’s String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 and 10.

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