The leading Czech chamber music ensemble Pražák Quartet is coming to the UK to perform at Investec International String Quartets series at the Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington. The programme features Dvořák’s Quartet in G and pieces by other Czech composers.
Programme:
SUK Meditation
JANÁČEK Quartet No 1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’
KAREL JANOVICKÝ Quartet No 4 (UK première)
DVOŘÁK Quartet in G Op 106
The Pražák Quartet is one of today’s leading international chamber music ensembles and winner of multiple awards including the first prize at the Evian String Quartet Competition and a special prize awarded by Radio France. It has been at home on music stages worldwide for more than 30 years participating in numerous international festivals and has collaborated with such artists as Menahem Pressler, Jon Nakamatsu, Cynthia Phelps, Roberto Diaz, Josef Suk, and Sharon Kam. As of 2020, violinist Marie Fuxová and cellist Jonáš Krejčí joined the quartet. The new members bring their extensive string quartet and chamber music experience, having played with the Pavel Haas, Škampa, Petersen and Schulhoff quartets as well as in many chamber orchestras and ensembles. They bring their experience and energy into the group while remaining faithful to the Czech quartet tradition, character and quality which are the longtime hallmarks of the Pražák Quartet. www.prazakquartet.com
