Ariel Quartet welcomes world renowned cellist for Feb. 21 concert

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music welcomes audiences to a collaborative concert featuring the Ariel Quartet and famed cellist Edward Arron. Witness the live culmination of this partnership in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2023 in CCM's Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. Get your tickets now through the CCM box office!

The internationally acclaimed Ariel Quartet — comprised of Alexandra “Sasha” Kazovsky, violin; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Gershon Gerchikov, violin; and Jan Grüning, viola — has been performing and teaching at CCM since 2012. They are joined on Feb. 21 by guest artist and Cincinnati native Edward Arron, cello. The concert is dedicated to longtime Ariel Quartet patron Sue Friedlander, who passed away on December 17, 2022.

Celebrating both the ensemble’s 25th year together, and their long-awaited receipt of Permanent Residency status in the United States, American Dream explores poignant stories of immigration. Featuring works by a variety of composers from across the globe, the first half of the concert recounts various narratives, providing insights on the vast and powerful emotions that arise when old and new cultures unite. “Every immigration story is one of two cultures meeting,” says Ariel Quartet violinist Sasha Kazovsky, “familiar roots taking on new meaning in an unfamiliar environment.”

“We aspire to see others and want to be seen ourselves [as] free of expectations, unprejudiced and with a truly open mind and heart,” Kazovsky goes on to say. To help illustrate this point, the first half of the concert combines music with spoken word, with works being announced on stage.

Often considered to be one of the best chamber works ever written, Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, fills the second half of the American Dream program. Completed mere weeks before Schubert’s death in November 1828, this was the last chamber work he completed. Despite its modern-day fame, it wasn’t until 32 years after its composition that this piece was first performed publicly in November 1850. Nicknamed the ‘Cello Quintet,’ this work features two cellos, rather than the more common combination with two violas, and will feature guest artist Edward Arron, cello.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023

Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati

Tickets are $29.50; student and group discounts available. Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online now through our e-Box Office!

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