Pavel Haas Quartet

A dialogue between tradition and modernity in Czech quartet music. Dvořák's classical form and Haas's expressive avant-garde performed by the highly acclaimed Pavel Haas Quartet. The quartet, renowned for the color of its sound, will play in the intimate atmosphere of the Masquerade Hall.

Pavel Haas Quartet, one of the most renowned chamber ensembles of today, will offer an evening dedicated to Czech music in the Masquerade Hall. Their interpretation, appreciated for its extraordinary precision, expressive depth, and emotional power, will highlight two different musical worlds. The program will include Antonín Dvořák's String Quartet in C major, Op. 61, a work full of melodic freshness and rhythms inspired by Czech folklore, and Pavel Haas's String Quartet No. 2, "From the Monkey Mountains," which combines Moravian motifs with jazz rhythms and modern energy. The distinctive rhythms of the second half of the evening are enhanced by percussion, performed for Český Krumlov by Antonín Procházka. The concert will offer not only an encounter between two eras, but also a glimpse into the development of Czech music, from the melodic tradition of Romanticism to the bold originality of the 20th century.

This concert is part of the Festival Wednesdays, which includes following concerts:

- - - Pavel Haas Quartet, 22.7. 19:30, Masquerade Hall Český Krumlov
    - Paganini project: Vodička / Steidl, 29.7. 20:00, Červený dvůr Psychiatric Hospital
    - Artists
      
      Pavel Haas Quartet
      
      Veronika Jarůšková - violin
      
      Marek Zwiebel - violin
      
      Šimon Truszka - viola
      
      Peter Jarůšek - cello

Program

Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet in C major, op. 61

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Pavel Haas: String Quartet No. 2 „Z Opičích hor“ ("From the Monkey Mountains")

Pavel Hass Quartet

The Pavel Haas Quartet is one of today’s most important string quartets, acclaimed for its expressive intensity, colorful sound, and extraordinary ensemble playing. It has won five Gramophone Awards, including Recording of the Year 2011. The ensemble regularly performs in the world’s leading concert halls, including Wigmore Hall, Musikverein, Concertgebouw, Philharmonie de Paris, Elbphilharmonie, and Carnegie Hall. In the 2025/2026 season, it will return to Musikverein, Philharmonie de Paris (Pierre Boulez Saal), and Wigmore Hall and will tour Asia and North America. The quartet is an ambassador for the Year of Czech Music 2024 and will be in residence at the Smetana’s Litomyšl Festival from 2025 to 2027. It records exclusively for Supraphon; in September 2025, it released an album of Bohuslav Martinů’s string quartets. The ensemble was founded in 2002 under the leadership of Milan Škampa and bears the name of composer Pavel Haas. Its members are Veronika Jarůšková, Marek Zwiebel, Šimon Truszka, and Peter Jarůšek.