Balourdet Quartet

The Balourdet Quartet, recipient of the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant and Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award, performs as part of Washington Performing Arts’ Recitalist Series. Born from late-night chamber music sessions, the quartet has become one of the most celebrated young ensembles in the world, described as “unafraid to show its personality.” Their playing balances clarity with expressive warmth and reflects a deep belief that music exists to break down walls. This program spans four centuries, from Claudio Monteverdi’s madrigals to Ben Johnston’s microtonal meditation on “Amazing Grace,” with Béla Bartók’s haunted and personal Sixth Quartet and Felix Mendelssohn’s passionately constructed Second Quartet at the center. The performance takes place at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, February 27, 2027 at 7:30 PM.

When: Saturday, February 27, 2027 at 7:30 PM

Venue: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington, D.C.

Program: Claudio Monteverdi (arranged by Benjamin Zannoni) – Selection of Madrigals; Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 85; Ben Johnston – String Quartet No. 4, “Amazing Grace”; Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, op. 13

Tickets: Individual tickets are available via purchase; the Recitalist Series subscription is available for $316 (not confirmed whether this price applies to individual tickets). Price for this single event is not listed separately.

Series: Recitalist Series (presented by Washington Performing Arts)

Note: The quartet’s performance is part of a larger Recitalist Series that includes other artists on different dates; this writeup focuses solely on the February 27 event. No information is provided about run time, age restrictions, accessibility, or other logistics beyond the date, time, venue, and program.