Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Vibrant Virtuosos

When the Ariel Quartet stepped onto the stage at the 2012 Vermont Summer Music festival, something was missing: sheet music. The foursome, who first played together as youths in Israel, performed works by Haydn from memory — and with style. Having recently celebrated 10 years as a group, their confidence and chemistry manifests in bright eyes, emotive gestures and smiles. The world has taken notice, as evidenced by several prestigious awards and artist-in-residency appointments. The sounds of Beethoven come to life when these acclaimed musicians deliver the second of six concerts that will comprise the composer's complete set of string quartets.