They lived in a shabby apartment in Montmartre while Debussy struggled to make ends meet. He wrote a String Quartet (1893) and the Prélude à L’après midi d’un faune the following year, the two works ...

Widely admired for his intense and precise playing, Mr. Krosnick stayed with the quartet for over 40 years, longer than either of his cellist predecessors.

The performance showcased the acrobats’ signature leaps and graceful twists through the air, all while being accompanied by France’s Debussy String Quartet, who played a composition by Dmitri ...