Stamic Quartet

Within a year or so of its 1985 founding, the Stamic Quartet established itself as one of the leading Czech string quartets of its time. Its victory in 1986 at the Salzburg-based National Broadcasting Union Competition catapulted them into the limelight, the players then launching their international careers with critically acclaimed tours across Europe and the Americas. The group is best known for its Czech repertory, especially the quartets of Dvorák and Martinu. Indeed, it has performed and recorded all 14 of Dvorák's quartets, as well as the seven by Martinu. The group has...