Join us for a classical music performance at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia !

Quatuor Ébène

Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Over the past two decades, French ensemble Quatuor Ébène has thrilled audiences with performances ranging from the complete Beethoven cycle to forays into Left Bank jazz. The ensemble’s telepathic understanding, artistic daring, and musical individuality make for edge-of-the-seat concert experiences, intensely focused and touched by visionary insights.

Beethoven: Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Brahms: Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2

Included with your ticket is entrance to the pre-concert lecture, Swinging at the First Pitch: Innovation and Excellence in Beethoven, Ravel, and Brahms with Zev Kane which takes place at 6:30 pm in the Kimmel Center's Comcast Circle.

Attending a concert by the Quatuor Ébène is a musical and sensual happening. In the past two decades the quartet has set standards by making familiar repertoire accessible in new ways beyond perfection, and by constantly seeking the exchange with the audience. This spring, Yuya Okamoto joined the quartet’s esteemed ranks, adding a new dimension.

After studies with the Quatuor Ysaÿe in Paris as well as with Gábor Takács, Eberhard Feltz and György Kurtág, the unprecedented and outstanding success at the 2004 ARD Music Competition followed, marking the beginning of the Quatuor Ébène's rise to fame, which resulted in numerous other prizes

Quatuor Ebène and Gautier Capuçon record Schubert's String Quintet D956

Event Information

Day: Thursday, April 9th, 2026
Time: 7:30pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location:  Perelman Theatre, Kimmel Center - 300 S Broad St.
Language: English, French
Fee: $25 for AF members / $30 for non members

You will receive from PCMS a pre-concert email, which includes program, parking information, and other helpful reminders.

To get here on SEPTA, take the B to Walnut-Locust Station and the campus is steps away.
By bus , Routes 4, 9, 12, 16, 21, 27, 32, 40 & 42 all drop you within a block or two.
You can also take the L or T to 15th Street Station.
If riding Regional Rail, take any line to Suburban Station and the Kimmel Cultural Campus  is a short walk away.

Parking and Garage available - 1501 Spruce St. - Avenue of the Arts
Parking available at the Symphony House Garage - 440 S Broad St. 
Parking Lot available (3 min walk) -  417 S Broad St. 

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