Playing at Perth Concert Hall
Veronika Jaruskova violin
Eva Karova violin
Pavel Nikl viola
Peter Jarusek cello
PROGRAMME
Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D minor op 76 no 2, ‘Fifths’
Paul Stanhope
String Quartet no 2 (2009)*
*Commissioned for Musica Viva by Kim Williams AM – world premiere performance.
Antonín Dvor?ák
String Quartet no 13 in G major, op 106
Violinist Veronika Jaruskova founded the Pavel Haas Quartet in 2002 because of her cellist husband. “I went to concerts of the Skampa Quartet, of which Peter was a member, and completely fell in love with the quartet repertoire.”
Enticing Peter to join the group, the members named themselves after Pavel Haas, the brilliant Czech composer who was murdered in Auschwitz at the age of 45. “I think his music is very original – it’s very difficult to say who is like Pavel Haas,” says violist Pavel Nikl.
The Pavel Haas Quartet brings a feast of vibrant Czech music on its first Australian tour and performs a new work by Paul Stanhope, Musica Viva’s 2010 Featured Composer. “We don’t get to play contemporary music very often, but we enjoy it hugely when we do!”
What I like about quartet life is that every day is different. I love the music of course, and the public. If an old lady comes and says that we make her happy, it’s the most beautiful thing for me.
Veronika Jaruskova, Pavel Haas Quartet
Take note: this is one of the most polished and musically exciting young string quartets in the world today.
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