Combining their deep study of classical music with a naturally warm and exuberant approach to audiences and students, the Aizuri Quartet is passionate about creating diverse points of entry into the string quartet repertoire. Miho Saegusa, violin; Emma Frucht, violin; Ayane Kozasa, viola; Karen Ouzounian, cello, who came together to make the quartet in 2012 and have since combined four distinctive musical personalities into a unique collective. Their new and 2019 Grammy-nominated album, Blueprinting, is made up of multiple, recently composed pieces.

Co-sponsored by Friends of Chamber Music in Troy, NY.