Czech Chamber Music Society • Prague Guitar Quartet

A quartet of guitars is far from a standard ensemble, yet the Prague Guitar Quartet has been delighting audiences with this unusual format for over forty years. Known for reimagining works originally written for other instruments, they bring listeners into their unique sound world. This concert will include, amongst other works, Grieg’s famous suite from the music to Peer Gynt. A new piece written especially for the group by Lukáš Hurník will also receive its first performance.

Programme

Benjamin Britten 
The Courtly Dances from Gloriana (11')

Leoš Janáček 
On an Overgrown Path, book I, selections (10')

Štěpán Rak 
Variations on a Theme of Jaromír Klempíř (9')

— Intermission —

Lukáš Hurník
Conspiration, sonata for four guitars (world premiere) (11')

George Gershwin 
Three Preludes (7')

Edvard Grieg 
Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46, selections (10')

Performers

Prague Guitar Quartet 
Marek Velemínský 
Eliška Holá 
Matěj Freml 
Patrick Vacík