“...flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced.”
-Gramophone
The Quartet
Celebrated as one of the preeminent American string quartets of the twenty-first century, the prizewinning Jasper String Quartet is hailed as “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced” (Gramophone). The Quartet is highly regarded for its “programming savvy” (ClevelandClassical.com), which strives to evocatively connect the music of underrepresented and living composers to the canonical repertoire through thoughtful programs that appeal to a wide variety of audiences. The Jasper String Quartet is named after Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Watch and Listen
Browse the quartet’s video library of live performances.
Debussy Quartet @ Jasper Chamber Concerts - December 2025
Recordings
Lamenting Earth, the latest release from GRAMMY® Award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan, the Jasper String Quartet and pianist Myra Huang, explores humanity’s interaction with nature as expressed through composers of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
“A compelling program … Jasper plays it [Patrick Castillo’s ‘Skyline Palimpsest’] sublimely… Fung’s ‘Lamenting Earth’ … is mesmerizing.”
-Craig Byrd, Cultural Attaché
Press
“...the entire group showed cohesion and verve all the way through to the luscious conclusion.”
-The Strad
“The [Jasper String Quartet] displayed joie de vivre and athleticism - and perhaps most tellingly, grins all around.”
“The Jasper Quartet generates an electricity that seems to crackle through the crowd.”
“The music breathed and swelled in an expressive way without being over-calculated. Even the moments of silence vibrated with an energy.”
“sonically delightful and expressively compelling”
“The [Jaspers] have polished their art to near perfection.”
“Outstanding”
“The refinement, the beauty of tone — the rich, unified sonority — it reminded of eminences.”
“Precise and elegant, with power when needed; they bit into each phrase like biting into a crisp apple”
“The Jaspers… match their sounds perfectly, as if each swelling chord were coming out of a single, impossibly well-tuned organ, instead of four distinct instruments.”
“Exceptional”
“[The Jasper Quartet] plays with a confidence and comprehension way beyond their years. Every work they performed ... seemed to be their favorite and by the end of the evening they were audience favorites too.”