Novus Quartet, School of Music, Releases “Brahms: The Complete String Quartets”

Novus Quartet, a string quartet composed of alumni of the School of Music, has released “Brahms: The Complete String Quartets.” Formed in 2007, Novus Quartet recorded a complete set of three pieces of Brahm’s string quartets and released the album, with which they are planning a nationwide concert tour.

All members of Novus Quartet are K-Arts graduates, violinists Kim Jae-young and Kim Young-wook, violist Kim Kyu-hyun, and cellist Lee Won-hae. The team is globally acclaimed, having won first place at the Mozart International Competition in 2014. From 2022 to 2023, they served as resident artists at London’s Wigmore Hall. Also, they delighted chamber music fans in Korea with performances of the complete string quartets of Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, and Beethoven.

Novus Quartet worked with the French label Aparte for their latest release, which is their sixth international album. “It wasn’t an easy process, both physically and mentally. The outcome, however, is enlivened with the details,” team leader Kim Jae-young said with satisfaction. “After repeatedly playing and recording the music of a single composer so many times, we almost feel like we’re coming back home after having lived in that music.”

To mark the release of their album, Novus Quartet is hosting concerts at Bucheon Art Center on March 1, Lotte Concert Hall on March 8, and Gwangju Arts Center on March 27.