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Next Generation Strings
Jerusalem Quartet's thirtysomethings
will perform in a UMS concert.
"The music center saw that we
Suzanne Chessler
liked
what we were doing and were
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serious about it," Pavlovsky says. As
the center started to support us, we
Ann Arbor
got master classes from renowned
he work of an Israeli compos- musicians in Jerusalem, went to
master classes in Europe and won the
er will be performed along
Schubert Competition in Austria.
with pieces by two 19th-
"All of this helped us make the deci-
century German composers when the
sion to continue, and our career began
Jerusalem Quartet appears Thursday
strongly with concerts in Europe'
evening, Oct. 21, at the Rackham
The string musicians have made
Auditorium in Ann Arbor.
a
series
of recordings, most recently
String
Quartet
Mark Kopytman's
Haydn
String
Quartets Volume 2.
Quartet
3
follows
Mendelssohn's
No.
They
also
have
recorded the music of
and
precedes
44,
No.
2
in e Minor, Op.
Schubert,
Shostakovich
and Dvorak.
51,
Op.
Quartet
in
c
minor,
Brahms's
Pavlovsky,
the
son
of
two
musicians
No. I.
from Ukraine, first showed his musi-
"We bring to America the music of
cal talents by playing the piano when
one of our favorite Israeli composers:'
he was 4 years old. At 7, he tried the
says Alexander (Sasha) Pavlovsky, 33,
violin and began dividing his studies
first violinist joined by Sergei Bresler
between the two instruments.
(second violin), Ori Kam (viola) and
"After I immigrated to Israel, I had
Kyril Zlotnikov (cello), also in their 30s.
to make a choice Pavlovsky says. "I
"We've played most of Kopytman's
decided on the violin because I really
pieces for string quartet. The one on
like vocal music and the violin is so
our Ann Arbor program is well bal-
close to that:'
anced and modern with very beauti-
Pavlovsky, who plays a J.F.
ful melodies.
Pressenda violin dating from 1824
"Our program is not heavy, but it's
and on loan from the Jerusalem
very passionate. The first and last
Pressenda Syndicate, also makes solo
pieces are very romantic."
appearances and works with his wife,
This will be the chamber group's
Ella, a pianist, as part of the Duo
third appearance for the University
Montefiore.
Musical Society. The stop is part of a
Besides conducting master classes
10-city tour.
in Europe, he teaches at the Jerusalem
"We offer a variety of pieces
Academy of Music and Dance.
beyond the ones we are perform-
"My main direction is the quar-
ing in Michigan, and each promoter
chooses the program:' Povlovsky says. tet, but I take on different projects
when I can:' says Pavlovsky, winner
The quartet launched in 1993 with
of the Ilona Kornhauser Award and
teenagers in the Young Musicians'
first prize of the Braun-Roger-Ziegel
Group of the Jerusalem Music Centre
National Competition. "I believe
with the support of the America-
teaching helps in my own develop-
Israel Cultural Foundation. Kam,
ment as I learn from working with
born in the U.S. but raised in Israel,
students:' ❑
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