Jupiter String Quartet - NEW!
Shostakovich and Britten Quartets

The debut recording by the multi-award-winning ensemble including:

Grand Prize in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
First Prize in the 8th Banff International String Quartet Competition
Cleveland Quartet Award by Chamber Music America
Resident Ensemble - Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

The Jupiter String Quartet, formed in 2001, is one of the most talented and exciting groups of young American classical musicians. The members are violinists Nelson Lee and Megan Freivogel McDonough, violist Liz Freivogel and cellist Daniel McDonough.

Their recording of Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 and Benjamin Britten's String Quartet No. 2, captures two of the most musically powerful reflections of the dark chaos of the World War II era. The JSQ interpret the quartets with profound insight and a breathtaking verve.

"The Jupiter Quartet offer an unforgettable performance…the pleasure they take in one another's musical company was palpable…they told its [Shostakovich Quartet #3] story and communicated the composer's passionate emotions and bleak worldview." - The Boston Globe

"The Jupiter has a unique sound, a special Jupiter Quartet sound....they feed off each other, and raise each other to a higher level. They have something to say." - Barry Shiffman, Director of Music, Banff Centre

Catalog: MAR 371