Apollon Quartet

ABOUT THE CONCERT

The Apollon Quartet is one of the leading ensembles of the Czech string quartet tradition and has been successfully representing Czech chamber music on stages at home and abroad for more than three decades. The ensemble builds on the legacy of the legendary Czech quartets and, alongside the classical repertoire, has a particular fondness for the music of the 20th century and contemporary composers.

The programme opens with Antonín Dvořák’s String Quartet in F major, inspired by the composer’s stay in the United States. Alongside Erwin Schulhoff’s Five Pieces for String Quartet, the concert will feature arrangements of jazz compositions by composers including Oliver Nelson, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Zawinul and David Balakrishnan.

The concert offers a distinctive blend of classical chamber music and jazz, demonstrating how naturally the Apollon Quartet moves across musical genres.

With intermission. Approximate duration: 95 minutes.

PERFORMERS

Apollon Quartet

Štěpán Pražák violin I

Radek Křižanovský violin II

Pavel Ciprys viola

Pavel Verner cello

PROGRAMME

Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 “American” 

Erwin Schulhoff
Five Pieces for String Quartet

Oliver Nelson
Stolen Moments

Dizzy Gillespie
A Night in Tunisia

Mark Summer
Gettysburg

Joe Zawinul
Birdland

David Balakrishnan
Skylife

Photography: © Vilém Žák