Episode 100 Beo String Quartet

Beo String Quartet

Since 2015, the Beo String Quartet has created a niche for itself as a daring, genre-defying ensemble. Trained in the classical tradition, violinists Jason Neukom and Andrew Giordano, violist Sean Neukom, and cellist Ryan Ash also know their way around contemporary expression, including the use of electronics, live sound processing, and spatial audio manipulation. Their performances of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, or Shostakovich have been compared to those of the best among 21st century international string quartets.

With 65 world premieres to its credit and 145 concert works played throughout the United States, South America, and Europe, the Beo String Quartet does what it loves best: playing classical repertoire, contemporary, rock, and experimental music.

Beo started out as a lark. Two Mexican-American brothers, Jason Neukom and Sean Neukom, decided to record a song entitled “Happy, Happy,” composed by Sean, but for that they would need two more players. The rest is history. Beo has since founded Beo Publishing, built a recording studio, and started its own recording label, NeuKraft Records.