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Intensity, virtuosity and life-affirming energy from the Pavel Haas Quartet's all-Czech evening

The Pavel Haas Quartet
© The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2024
The Pavel Haas Quartet
© The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2024
By Nick Boston, 13 February 2024
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“the Haas players proving powerful advocates for this strikingly individual quartet”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 12 February 2024
Programme
Martinů, String Quartet no. 3, H 183
Kaprálová, String Quartet, Op.8
Dvořák, String Quartet no. 11 in C major, Op.61
Performers
Pavel Haas Quartet
Veronika Jarůšková, Violin
Marek Zwiebel, Violin
Šimon Truszka, Viola
Peter Jarůšék, Cello
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Nick Boston
Nick Boston
Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.