Israeli Contemporary String Quartet Performs in Studio

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published May 21, 2007 at 10:46 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

The members of the Israel Contemporary String Quartet share their music and stories of their collaborations with painters, actors and an Israeli death metal band.

Israeli Contemporary String Quartet Performs in Studio

(Photo: Members of the Israeli Contemporary String Quartet perform in the KPBS performance studio, Ross Ching/KPBS)

Alison St John
(Guest Host): They have been called the glittering diamond in the skies of Israeli music.

The Israeli Contemporary String Quartet is a group of young women who, though they have only been playing together for a few years, have built up a reputation for being not only amazingly talented but daringly creative. They've broken the barriers between classical and contemporary music, played in multimedia performances and are changing the way music is written in Israel today.

The Israel Contemporary String Quartet plays at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday) at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla.

Guests

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Hadas Fabrikant, violin.
Tali Goldberg , violin.
Amelia Hollander , voila.
Hilla Epstein , cello.