František Souček, violin
Petr Střížek, violin
Petr Holman, viola,
Vladimír Fortin, cello
Formerly the Penguin Quartet, formed in 1994, the ensemble won third prize and the audience prize at the 2006 London International String Quartet Competition, and became a laureate of the Prague Spring International Music Competition. Currently assistant quartet in residence at the Music Academy in Basel, Switzerland, the quartet was a 2004 finalist in the Concert Artists Guild International Competition. They recently recorded a four-disc set of Dvořák’s early works for string quartet on the label Praga Digitals.
Performance schedule
Recital Round — Wednesday, August 29, 2:00 p.m.
Haydn Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5 “Largo”
Bartók Quartet No. 2, Op. 17
Romantic Round — Thursday, August 30, 10:30 a.m.
Dvořák Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105
Canadian Commission Round — Friday, August 31, 10:30 a.m.
Kelly-Marrie Murphy Dark Energy
Beethoven or Schubert Round — Saturday, September 1, 7:30 p.m.
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Finals — Sunday, September 2, 7:30 p.m.
Mozart Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonant’