CHAMBER MUSIC: Members of the Ebene and Belcea String Quartets will join forces for a concert at Richardson Auditorium on November 13. (Photo by Maurice Haas and Julien Mignot)

On Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium, the Ebene and Belcea String Quartets will return to the Princeton University Concerts (PUC) series for the first time since 2022 and 2016, respectively.

Their program, part of the Concert Classics series, includes music of Mendelssohn and Enescu; they will bring it to Carnegie Hall the following evening.

“String quartets have been at the backbone of the repertoire that PUC presents for over a century, and having two quartets come together is always a particularly special treat,” said PUC director Marna Seltzer. “These octets were written by Mendelssohn and Enescu in their teens, which adds to how remarkable they are and how they showcase the sonic power and rich, multilayered possibilities of an octet configuration. In the hands of Ebene and Belcea, two of today’s finest quartets, it’s an especially exciting and celebratory program — fitting for the triumphant return of these tremendous ensembles to the PUC season.”

Tickets are $30-$50 ($10 students). Visit puc.princeton.edu or call (609) 258-2800.