Cellist

The acclaimed JUPITER QUARTET performs on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Libby Gardner Concert Hall as part of the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City’s 60th Anniversary Season.

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Jupiter Quartet

University of Utah

These six new works by Korean-American composers find common ground between performance and teaching communities, and between the new music and student communities. The commissions include pieces for solo violin, violin + electronics, violin duo, violin + piano, and 2 piano trios.

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Bargemusic

Kleinhans Music Hall

The Jupiter String Quartet is a particularly intimate group, comprising violinists Nelson Lee and Meg Freivogel, violist Liz Freivogel (Meg’s older sister), and cellist Daniel McDonough (Meg’s husband, Liz’s brother-in-law). Now enjoying their 21st year together, this tight-knit ensemble is firmly established as an important voice in the world of chamber music. The New Yorker claims, “The Jupiter String Quartet, an ensemble of eloquent intensity, has matured into one of the mainstays of the American chamber-music scene.”

UNLV Chamber Music Society: Jupiter String Quartet

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Music at Kohl Mansion’s international chamber music season continues on Sunday, November 19 with the Kohl Mansion debut of the nationally acclaimed Jupiter String Quartet. For their auspicious engagement, the ensemble will present Upheaval, a thoughtful program of music reflective of great social political upheaval from the past to the present.

Jupiter String Quartet

Kohl Mansion

Now in its 20th year, the Jupiter String Quartet derived its name from the most prominent planet in the sky. The astrological symbol for Jupiter resembles the number four. The musicians place a strong emphasis on developing relationships with future classical music audiences through educational performances within schools and other community centers. They believe that, because of the intensity of its interplay and communication, chamber music is one of the most effective ways of spreading an enthusiasm for “classical” music to new audiences.

The quartet has performed across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Americas in some of the world’s finest halls, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, Boston’s Jordan Hall, Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes, Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center and Library of Congress, Austria’s Esterhazy Palace, and Seoul’s Sejong Chamber Hall.

Cellist

Daniel McDonough

Events

Past events

Feb 18, 2026

Jupiter Quartet · Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City

17 - 18 May, 2025

Dari: Premieres that Bridge · Bargemusic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in String Quartet No. 1 by Schumann

Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City

Cello in String Quartet No. 7 by Beethoven

Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City

Cello in July Mountain by Seo

Bargemusic

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