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Concert from the Dvořák in Context series
The programme of the concert from the Dvořák in Context series consists of two piano quartets by Antonín Dvořák and his friend and great supporter Johannes Brahms.
Josef Suk Piano Quartet:
Since its formation, the Josef Suk Piano Quartet has performed on many important international stages, including the Prague Spring Festival in 2016, as well as concerts in Italy, Austria, Spain, Slovakia, Germany, France and Japan. The ensemble was founded by violinist Radim Kresta in 2007, originally as a piano trio. In this line-up the ensemble has won numerous awards at international competitions, e.g. J. Brahms Wettbewerb 2007 – 1st prize, Premio Rovere d'Oro 2008 – 1st prize and Val Tidone Music Competitions 2010 - 1st prize. Since the second half of 2012 the ensemble has been playing as a piano quartet. In this form it has won the international competitions Concorso Salieri-Zinetti 2013 in Verona – 1st prize and one of the most prestigious of this field "ACM Premio Trio di Trieste" in 2013 – 1st prize. The ensemble is also the winner of the "Award of the Czech Chamber Music Association" for the best chamber ensemble in 2014.
The ensemble was nominated twice in a row (in 2019 and 2020) for the prestigious "Classic Prague Awards" in the category "Chamber Performance of the Year", with three ensembles from all over the Czech Republic nominated. In 2014 and 2015 the quartet recorded two CDs for an Italian label with music by J. Brahms, G. Mahler and G. Fauré and in 2017 its new Czech CD for Supraphon with music by Josef Suk and Antonín Dvořák. This CD was awarded "Disc of the week" on BBC Radio 3 (2017) and "Recordings of the Year" on MusicWeb International (2018).
In the 2019–2020 season, the Josef Suk Piano Quartet was the Ensemble-in-Residence of the Czech Chamber Music Society at the Czech Philharmonic. As part of the Czech Philharmonic's prestigious season, the ensemble performed its recital in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum again in spring 2022. The quartet is named after violinist Josef Suk (1929–2011), one of the greatest personalities of the 20th century violin generation, grandson of composer Josef Suk and great-grandson of Antonín Dvořák. In addition to the classical repertoire, the quartet regularly premieres works dedicated to it by important contemporary composers such as Michal Müller, Jean-Luc Darbelay, Max E. Keller, Matteo d'Amico, Jiří Gemrot and Marta Jiráčková. In its concerts, the ensemble also performs as a piano or string trio (under the name Josef Suk Trio).
https://josefsukpianoquartet.com/
Entrance fee: 100 CZK Tickets are available for purchase on-line or, in case of unfilled capacity, at the venue before the start of the performance.
