To please the querulous ears of music critics, the members of string quartets usually have to play together until they are grey. The Juilliard String Quartet is made up of virtual youngsters who have been working together for a mere five years, but even the critics have to admit that they are good.
The Juilliard made its first big splash three seasons ago by performing a cycle of the six quartets of Bela Bartok for the first time in the U.S., and playing them in a ruggedly impressive manner. With the last note, Russia's...
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