Aviv String Quartet

Winner of the Grand Prix and 4 special prizes at the 3rd Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (1999, Australia), 1st Prize "Amadeus Prize" at Charles Hennen Competition (Holland 1999), Schubert Prize at Schubert Competition (2003, Graz, Austria), 2nd Prize (no 1st Prize awarded) and the International Critics Prize at Bordeaux String Quartet Competition (2003, France), 2nd Prize at Prague Spring Competition (1998 Czech Republic).

The Aviv Quartet has performed at leading venues throughout the world, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall (New York), Kennedy Center and The Library of Congress (Washington), Sydney Opera House, Cologne Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall (London), Auditorium du Louvre, Théâtre du Chatelet and Theatre de la Ville (Paris) Tonhalle Zurich, Beethovenhaus (Bohn). As well, The Aviv Quartet performed in Brazil, China, Australia, Ireland, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Canada, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belgium and Switzerland.

In 1999-2003 The Aviv Quartet was awarded several government prizes, such as Israeli Ministry of Culture Prize (2001), German Ministry of Education Award (1999), Prize of Israeli Lottery Foundation - Mif'al ha Pais (2003)

The Aviv Quartet studied with Gad Kogan, Irina Svetlova and Chaim Taub, than continued its studies with the members of the Alban Berg Quartet at Cologne Hochschule (1998-2000), and Daniel Quartet at Rotterdam Conservatory. During 2002-2003 they collaborated with the Ysaye Quartet at CNR de Paris.

In addition, the Aviv Quartet participated in courses and master-classes with members of Amadeus Quartet, Emerson Quartet, Juilliard Quartet, Isaac Stern, Walter Levin, Henry Mayer, Leon Fleisher, Joseph Kalichshtein, Wu Han, Ivry Gitlis, Arnold Steinhard and Paul Katz.

Aviv, meaning 'spring' in Hebrew, a signifier of new beginnings and the season of birth and fresh thinking encompasses the Aviv Quartet's artistic philosophy of stripping away artificial coverings "to reveal true nature, sharper definition and heightened awareness".

Its recordings for Naxos, including works by Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Erwin Schulhoff and Erno Dohnanyi, have been highly acclaimed for their freshness of spirit vivacity, and top class quality of string quartet performing.

Aviv Quartet was founded in Israel in 1997, and performs internationally ever since.

Please see www.avivquartet.com for more information. [1]

Members
Former Members

Reviews

"… Aviv performed concert of rare quality… Let’s hope the quartet will visit our concert halls and maybe one day record their complete quartets of Shostakovich…” Bertrand Bolognesi, “ANACLASE” (Shostakovich cycle in Verbier-2007)

“The Aviv String Quartet brought an incredible precision for detail and a deeply moving interpretation both to death and to the young, fragile maiden…” Nathalie Vinzent, Drehpunktkultur (Concert in Mozarteum Salzburg, 19/06/2007)

“…I shall content myself with saying that on this occasion I found virtually nothing to fault in the Aviv’s playing this challenging program” Tully Porter, STRAD Magazine, January 2007 (Concert in the Wigmore Hall, 19/10/06)

“…the Avivs maintaining their peak form, leaving little for the critic to say. One admired the collective tone, and the individual contributions of each and every player, neither reticent nor seeking soloistic domination within the ensemble…” P. G. Woolf, Musical Pointers 20/10/2006

What colours those four develop from a score which contains only the absolutely necessary, which refuses itself to any opulence. How precise (and well-balanced) they deploy these colours in order to emotionalise the pure, most articulately depicted structure. With what secure sense of style do they seek the drama behind the notes. In what a fantastic manner do they let the musical time flow through all of them in their collective. And how perfectly do they intonate…” Alfred Zimmelin, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Aviv‘s Concert in Zurich Tonhalle, July 2006)

“In one listening the players practically became Shostakovich specialists…” Edward Bhesania, STRAD Magazine, April 2006 (Shostakovich Centenary in London)

"... the Aviv's tightly honed ensemble made itself felt in its no-fail interaction and sense of continuity..." Cecilia Porter, The Washington Post, 10/02/2005

“On the strength of their performance of the Ninth Quartet on Saturday, they should be snapped up by any company eager to add a new Shostakovich cycle to the catalogue…” Hillary Finch, London Times 05/01/2004

“Rich, warm and distinctive in sound, their playing combining technical exactitude with instinctive emotional intensity…” Tim Ashley, “The Guardian” 07/01/2004

Major Performances

Paris – “Auditorium de Louvre”, “Theatre du Chatelet”, “Theatre de la Ville”, Saint Chapelle (2000-2006) London – “Wigmore Hall”, Royal Festival Hall (2002-2006) Germany - “Beethoven House”, Bonn (2001), “Köln Philharmonic” (2001) Austria - Schlosskonzerte (2004), Mozarteum (2007), “Wien Konzerthaus” (2001) Stockholm – “Nybrokajen 11”, “Konserthus” (2002-2006) Zurich Tonhalle (2006) La Folle Journee – Nantes, Lisbon, Bilbao (2004-2005) Verbier International Festival (2007 – Complete cycle of Shostakovich quartets) German Festivals – Oberdorf (2001), Schwetzinger (2006) and others French Festivals - Reims, Luberon, Colmar, Montpellier, Aix en Province, Park Floral, St. Riquer, Périgord Noir and others (2003-2006) Austrian Festivals - Lockenhaus (2005), Deutschlandsberg (2006) Swedish Festivals - Gotland (2000-2006), Linkoping (2006) Italian Festivals - Bologna, Arezzo, Imola (2006), Capri, Como (2007) Swiss Festivals – Zurich, Davos (2007) Festival de Flanders, Limburg (2007) Lisbon – BEMEL Festival (2007) Dublin Castle (2002) Dubrovnik International Festival (2000, 2004) Riga September Festival (Latvia, 2006) Oistrakh International Festival (Estonia, 2006)

Washington – “Library of Congress”, “Kennedy Center” (2002-2005), DC Phillips Collection (2007) New York – Carnegie Hall (2000, 2003), Lincoln Center (2000) “Jupiter” Chamber Music Concerts (2005), Barge Music Series (2006), New School (2007) Cincinnati Music Academy (2005) New Jersey JCC (2007) Cape Town, South Africa – “Baxter Concert Hall” (2003, 2005) Beijing, China – “Beijing Opera” (2001) Toronto, Canada – “St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts ” (2005), Walter Hall (2007), Mozart Society (2007) Sydney, Australia – “Opera House” (1999) São Paulo, Brazil – “Espaco Cultural” (2004) Brasilia – Teatro Nacional (2004) Jerusalem – “Henry Crown Auditorium” (1998-2006), Jerusalem Music Center, Weiss Auditorium (1998-2007) Israel Festival (2000-2005), Jerusalem Festival (2000-2001), Eilat Festival (2006), Upper Galilee Festival (1998-2005), Tel Aviv Biennale for Modern Music (2006) Tel Aviv Conservatory, Buchman- Mehta Academy of Music, Tel Aviv Museum (1998-2016)

References

  1. ↑ Aviv Quartet - Official Website

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