Compelling Smetana and Janáček from the Pavel Haas Quartet

By Mark Valencia, 11 December 2018

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“Smetana’s autumnal quartet was played as the late masterpiece it is”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 10 December 2018

Smetana, String Quartet no. 2 in D minor

Janáček, String Quartet no. 1 in E minor, "Kreutzer Sonata"

Janáček, String Quartet no. 2, "Intimate Letters"

Pavel Haas Quartet

A constellation of quartets end the East Neuk Festival

Simon Thompson, 29th June

Sixteen of the finest string players around join forces on one stage to end the East Neuk Festival in a grand finale.

****1

A stellar evening of Czech music at the East Neuk Festival

Simon Thompson, 27th June

The Belfiato Wind Quintet and Pavel Haas Quartet bring unique intensity to the East Neuk Festival's Czech night, quivering with intensity as they bring their homeland's music to life.

*****

Pavel Haas Quartet’s triumphant, all-Bohemian Singapore debut

Chang Tou Liang, 19th May

Pavel Haas Quartet makes a triumphant Singapore debut with all-Bohemian programme of Suk, Smetana and Janáček.

*****

Life-affirming energy from the Pavel Haas Quartet at Wigmore Hall

Nick Boston, 12th February

The Pavel Haas Quartet perform Kaprálová, Martinů and Dvořák at Wigmore Hall with rich, full-bodied tone and effortless virtuosity.

****1

Quintessential Quintets: the Pavel Haas Quartet at Wigmore Hall

Roy Westbrook, 19th October

An evening of Brahms quintets at Wigmore Hall, where the Pavel Haas Quartet are joined by Boris Giltburg and Pavel Nikl.

****1

3 into 5: West Cork offers Pavel Haas Quartet and Boris Giltburg

Linda Holt, 3rd July

A great chamber music experience, at the end of one of music’s most challenging years.

*****

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.

Compelling Smetana and Janáček from the Pavel Haas Quartet at Wigmore Hall