Distinguished by its virtuosity, probing musical insight, and impassioned, fiery performances, the Ariel Quartet has garnered critical praise worldwide for more than a quarter of a century.  

Formed when the members were just teenagers, the Ariel Quartet has performed at leading venues across the globe, including Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and the Kaisersaal in Frankfurt. Their recording of Brahms and Bartók for Avie Records has been critically acclaimed, and they regularly collaborate with artists such as Inon Barnatan, the Mark Morris Dance Group and cellist Alisa Weilerstein. 

Renowned for their interpretations of Beethoven’s quartets, the Ariel Quartet has performed the complete Beethoven cycle numerous times throughout the United States and Europe. They regularly collaborate with eminent musicians, including pianists Jeremy Denk and Orion Weiss, cellists Paul Watkins and Claudio Bohorquez, and, in 2020, gave the U.S. premiere of the Quintet for Piano and Strings by Daniil Trifonov with the composer as pianist. 

The complete program for this performance will be announced in Fall 2025.

More about Ariel Quartet

More about Ariel Quartet

Alexandra Kazovsky, violin

Alexandra Kazovsky, associate professor of violin and chamber music at the Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music, pursued initial studies with Ludmila Feldman at the Rubin Conservatory and the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem. She received ongoing scholarship support from both the Veron Foundation and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Kazovsky is a graduate of the Young Musicians Unit (now the David Goldmann Program for young artists) of the Jerusalem Music Centre.

In addition to her extensive performance experience with the Ariel Quartet, Kazovsky has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Yad Harif Chamber Orchestra, and won the “Kol Ha Musica” (Israel Broadcasting Authority) Young Artists Competition. Having received her Masters of Music degree from the New England Conservatory (NEC) while studying with Miriam Fried, Kazovsky graduated from NEC’s Professional String Quartet Studies program, during which she continued her violin studies with Donald Weilerstein.

Amit Even-Tov, cello

Even-Tov received scholarship support from both the Veron Foundation and the American-Israel Cultural Foundation.  Having previously studied with Paul Katz at the New England Conservatory (NEC) in Boston, Even-Tov graduated from NEC’s Professional String Quartet Studies program, during which she continued her cello studies with Laurence Lesser. 

Gershon Gerchikov, violin

Associate professor of violin and chamber music at the Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music, Israeli-Latvian violinist Gershon Gerchikov began his violin studies under the guidance of Daniel Fradkin, Moshe Gershovitz and Ludmila Feldman at both the Rubin Conservatory and the Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem. Since 1994, Gerchikov received scholarship support from both the Veron Foundation and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.  While still in Israel, Gerchikov performed with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Yad Harif Chamber Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Radio Orchestra, and was a prizewinner in the Violinists-Composers Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia (2001). Gerchikov is a graduate of the Young Musicians Unit (now the David Goldmann Program for young artists) of the Jerusalem Music Centre.

Gerchikov studied at the New England Conservatory (NEC), initially with Lucy Chapman as well as Miriam Fried, and graduated from NEC’s Professional String Quartet Studies program, during which he continued his violin studies with Miriam Fried and Donald Weilerstein. 

Jan Grüning, viola

Jan Grüning serves as tenured associate professor of viola and chamber music at the Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music. He completed his own studies at the Musikhochschule Lübeck with Barbara Westphal and the New England Conservatory of Music with Kim Kashkashian. He participated and performed at various festivals both in Europe and North America—such as Orford/Canada, the Verbier Festival, the IMS Prussia Cove and the International Tibor Varga Academy in Sion, receiving further impulses in working with artists such as Yuri Bashmet, Robert Levin and Lars Anders Tomter.  Sessions with Ferenc Rados have had a great impact on his development as well. 

Having been awarded the Marie-Luise Imbusch Foundation prize in 2005, a prestigious scholarship of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) followed enabling him to study abroad. An avid chamber music enthusiast, Grüning performed with musicians such as Itzhak Perlman, Alisa Weilerstein, Menahem Pressler and Daishin Kashimoto; concerts of his have been broadcasted on both television (ABC News, Phoenix TV) and Radio (NDR, Deutschlandradio Kultur).

A gripping and often very subtle reading, setting ear-melting tenderness against seething passion with a deft and precise touch.

— The Washington Post

A gripping and often very subtle reading, setting ear-melting tenderness against seething passion with a deft and precise touch.

— The Washington Post

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