Marvelous Martinů in Prague

Robert Kružík and the Pavel Bořkovec Quartet with the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic

Irvin Venyš

By Frank Kuznik, 09 December 2024

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Reviewed at Liechtenstein Palace: Martinů Hall, Prague on 7 December 2024

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Ondřej Hás, Violin

Marek Blaha, Violin

Matěj Kroupa, Viola

Štěpán Drtina, Cello

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Robert Kružík, Conductor

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.