Here is my essay on the JACK Quartet’s 20 March program at the Boulez-Saal in Berlin in honor of the Pierre Boulez centenary.
When they initially met as participants in the Lucerne Festival Academy, the members of the JACK Quartet forged a connection with Pierre Boulez, the Academy’s founder, that left a lasting impression. Tonight’s program pays homage to their mentor by juxtaposing excerpts from his landmark Livre pour quatuor with works that resonate with the excitement and idealism that the young Boulez channeled into this radical reimagining of the string quartet.
Filed under: JACK Quartet, Pierre Boulez, Pierre Boulez Saal
MEMETERIA by Thomas May 