Talich Quartet

Talich Quartet

The Talich Quartet is a Czech string quartet widely regarded as a leading chamber ensemble and winner of several Grand Prix du Disque awards. [ [http://tecs.org/concerts06-07/talich-string-quartet Tuesday Evening Concert Series » Talich String Quartet ] ] [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/talich-quartet?cat=entertainment Talich Quartet: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ] It was founded in 1964 by Jan Talich Sr. while still a student at Prague Conservatory, and named after his famous uncle Václav Talich, the conductor and founder of the Czech Philharmonic. The original members were Jan Talich Sr., Jan Kvapil, Karel Doležal, and Evžen Rattay. Other past members included Petr Messiereur and Jiří Najnar. They have performed at the Prague Spring International Music Festival and Casals Festival. Specializing in works by Czech composers, they have premièred works by Viktor Kalabis, Luboš Fišer and Luboš Sluka.

The current members consist of:
* Jan Talich Jr., violin
* Petr Macecek, violin
* Vladimir Bukač, viola
* Petr Prause, cello

External links

* [http://www.talichquartet.cz/intro.htm Talich Quartet website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of string quartet ensembles — This is a list of recognized string quartets, in alphabetical order. *Adamowski Quartet *Aeolian Quartet *Alban Berg Quartet *Alani Quartet *Alberni Quartet *Allegri Quartet *Alexander Quartet * [http://cuarteto.alma.googlepages.com/] Alma… …   Wikipedia

  • Václav Talich — (IPA2|ˈva:tslaf ˈtalɪx) (May 28, 1883 ndash; March 16, 1961) was a Czech conductor, violinist and pedagogue. Life Born in Kroměříž, Moravia, he started his musical career in a student orchestra in Klatovy. From 1897 to 1903 he studied at the… …   Wikipedia

  • Jan Kalivoda — Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda (Johann Baptist Wenzel Kalliwoda in German) (February 21 1801 ndash; December 3 1866), was a composer, conductor and violinist of Bohemian birth.LifeKalivoda was born in Prague in 1801 and as early as 1811 started… …   Wikipedia

  • Viktor Kalabis — (né le 27 février 1923 à Červený Kostelec, mort le 28 septembre 2006 à Prague) est un compositeur tchèque du XXe siècle. Biographie Diplômé du gymnasium Jindrichuv Hradec en 1942, Kalabis a fait ses études en composition au conservatoire de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Radoslav Kvapil — (* 15. März 1934 in Brünn) ist ein tschechischer Pianist und Komponist. Er zählt zu den führenden Interpreten tschechischer Klaviermusik. Nach 2000 ist er auch als Chopin Interpret in Erscheinung getreten. Kvapil am 31. Dezember 2010 Kvapi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jean-Marc Luisada — (Born June 3, 1958) is a pianist born in Bizerte, Tunisia.At the age of 16 he commenced studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, under Dominique Merlet (piano) and Genevieve Joy Dutilleux (chamber music). He has also studied with Nikita Magaloff… …   Wikipedia

  • Квартет имени Талиха — (англ. Talich Quartet) чешский струнный квартет, основанный в 1964 г. студентами Пражской консерватории по инициативе молодого альтиста Яна Талиха и названный в честь его дяди, известного дирижёра Вацлава Талиха; таким образом, название… …   Википедия

  • Квартет Талиха — Квартет имени Талиха (англ. Talich Quartet) чешский струнный квартет, основанный в 1964 г. студентами Пражской консерватории по инициативе молодого альтиста Яна Талиха и названный в честь его дяди, известного дирижёра Вацлава Талиха; таким… …   Википедия

  • Max Stern (composer) — Max Stern Birth name Max Stern Born March 31, 1947 (1947 03 31) (age 64) Valley Stream, NY, USA Genres Classic Occupations …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Streichquartette — A Acies Quartett (Kärnten) Aeolian String Quartet (London) Alban Berg Quartett (Wien) Allegri String Quartet (London) Amadeus Quartett (London) Amar Quartett (Zürich) Amati Quartett (Zürich) Arcanto Quartett (Berlin) Arditti String Quartet… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”