Pavel Haas Quartet

Veronika Jarušková [violin]
Marek Zwiebel [violin]
Simon Truszka [viola]
Peter Jarušek [cello]

Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major op. 59/1 "Razumovsky"
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major op. 105

The Pavel Haas Quartet ranks among the world's leading chamber music ensembles. Five Gramophone Awards and numerous other recording prizes attest to this; BBC Music Magazine places the ensemble among the ten greatest string quartets of all time, describing it as "stylistically powerful and sonically opulent, known for its passionate and fearless interpretations".

Early career milestones include winning the Paolo Borciani Competition in Italy in 2005, a nomination as ECHO Rising Stars in 2007, participation in the BBC New Generation Artists programme from 2007 to 2009, and a special ensemble fellowship from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust in 2010.

The quartet takes its name in memory of the Czech-Jewish composer Pavel Haas (1899-1944), who was interned in the Theresienstadt ghetto in 1941 and murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. His legacy includes three string quartets.

With the generous support of the Erich und Ute Decker Kulturstiftung.