JACK Quartet

Allow yourself to be transformed.

"...one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles."

The New York Times
“One of the most eye-opening and exhilarating concerts I’ve heard all season.”

The New York Times
“...expert in the most ferociously difficult modern scores…”

The New Yorker
“The energetic and ripe performances from the JACK Quartet were no surprise.”

I Care If You Listen
“Virtuosic performances as mesmerizing as this come along once in a lifetime."

Musical America Worldwide
“The degree of perfection, attention to detail and plasticity of the JACK Quartet reached heights truly hard to believe.”

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About JACK Quartet

Undeniably our generation’s “leading new-music foursome,” JACK Quartet’s “stylistic range, precision and passion have made the group one of contemporary music’s indispensable ensembles” (The New York Times). Comprising violinists Christopher Otto and Austin Wulliman, violist John Pickford Richards, and cellist Jay Campbell, JACK Quartet is a pioneering string quartet synchronized in their mission to create an international community through transformative, mind-broadening experiences and close listening.

Founded in 2005, JACK Quartet is dedicated to the performance, commissioning, and appreciation of 20th and 21st century string quartet music, delving deeply into challenging new compositions and musical practices from a staggering range of stylistic viewpoints. Based in New York City, JACK Quartet is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Mannes School of Music at The New School.

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Our Members

CHRISTOPHER OTTO

VIOLIN
AUSTIN WULLIMAN

VIOLIN
JOHN PICKFORD RICHARDS

VIOLA
JAY CAMPBELL

CELLO

Our Program Offerings for 2026-2027

Rocketing ecstatically between sadness and joyfulness, Natacha Diels’s Beautiful Trouble is an evening-length ‘opera’ (as dramatic spectacle) for JACK Quartet that explores a slim window of human existence. Moments gathered like precious stones coalesce to create both sense and nonsense, forming a logic all the piece’s own. Organizing the stones just so reveals clarity in chaos, if only for a moment.
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The neglected, though not forgotten rites of the Medieval musical arts illuminate the musical manuscript anew as JACK explores the connections of musicality and thought between European composers of the past and the voices of American music today.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams emerged from decades of full-time environmental activism with a rich artistic voice and a belief that music can do more to change the world than politics.
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Georg Friedrich Haas’s visionary string quartets are designed to be performed in total darkness, creating a uniquely physical concert experience.
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Renowned pianist Shai Wosner and JACK Quartet join forces for a bold program of chamber music.
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