Work: String Quartet no. 11 in C major, Op.61

Early Britten and middle-period Dvořák take Ensemble 360 off the beaten track in this fascinating concert of rarely-performed works.

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

The Wihan Quartet was formed in 1985 in Czechoslovakia. Since then they have developed an impressive international career, often visiting the UK and being broadcast on its airwaves. Among their achievements is a published recording of Dvořák’s String Quartet no. 11, and it was this recording, not their continued and celebrated presence in the UK, that first brought them to my attention.