Now available: wonderful new video performances recorded at the Suk Hall in Prague, of Smetana’s String Quartet no. 2 in D minor, Bartók’s String Quartet no. 4, and Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34. The Brahms in particular was a revelation to me — with Boris Giltburg’s playing quite magical. (He is also responsible for some striking photos of the quartet’s new line-up.)
The PHQ sounding so good too with their very impressive new violist Luosha Fang. It is difficult indeed to believe that they had been rehearsing together only a few weeks when this was filmed. A whole series of live concerts are now announced on their updated website though mostly in the Czech Republic or nearby. But there are two more forthcoming online performances scheduled soon, about which more in a later post.