The Program

Mozart: Quartet in D Major, K. 499
Kurtag: Quartet No. 2, Op. 13
Webern: Five Movements, Op. 5
Mozart: Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428

The Artist

The Johannes Quartet consists of four outstanding musicians who take time away from their busy careers to pursue their love of the string quartet literature.  This quartet brings together Peter Stumpf, the principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Choong-Jin (C.J.) Chang, the principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Soovin Kim, the first American to win the Paganini Violin Competition in 24 years; and Jessica Lee, a Concert Artist Guild International Competition Winner.  The Johannes has been praised by listeners and critics alike for its special combination of passion, warmth, elegance and poetry.  Each member has spent numerous summers at the celebrated Marlboro Music Festival, birthplace of many of the world's renowned ensembles, and also performs frequently on the Schneider Series at the New School and the Peoples' Symphony Concerts at Town Hall.