On Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium, the Belcea String Quartet will return to the Princeton University Concerts (PUC) series to perform Mozart String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance,” Brett Dean String Quartet No.4, “A Little Book of Prayers” (New Jersey premiere composed for the Belcea Quartet), and Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 — a program that they will have brought to Carnegie Hall the evening prior.

“We are thrilled to kick off our 2025-26 Concert Classics mainstage series with the Belcea String Quartet and this wonderful program,” said PUC Director Marna Seltzer. “Hearing them perform as an octet alongside the Ébène Quartet last season was unforgettable — and welcoming both ensembles back this year for individual performances makes the occasion even more special.”

The quartet includes Romanian violinist Corina Belcea, Korean-Australian Suyeon Kang on second violin, Polish violist Krzysztof Chorzelski, and French cellist Antoine Lederlin. Their repertoire spans Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven to Bartok, and Janacek to Szymanowski. They also continue to introduce new works by current composers to the audience such as Julian Anderson (2024), Guillaume Connesson (2023), Joseph Phibbs (2018), Krzysztof Penderecki (2016), Thomas Larcher (2015), and Mark-Anthony Turnage (2014 and 2010).

These commissioned works are created in association with the Belcea Quarte Trust, the quartet’s own foundation, whose aim is to continually broaden the string quartet literature as well as to support young quartets through concentrated joint coaching sessions. In this way they can also pass on to the next generation the experience they gained as students of the Amadeus and Alban Berg Quartet.

Visit puc.princeton.edu for ticket information.