The
Talich Quartet was founded in 1964 by Jan Talich sr. during his studies
at the Prague Conservatoire. They take their name from Vaclav Talich,
who was the renowned chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, and
also Jan’s uncle. The quartet quickly gained significant acclaim as one
of the world’s leading chamber groups.
The Talich performs to great acclaim in Europe,
Japan North and South America. They are regularly invited to
prestigious chamber music festivals and venues including Carnegie Hall,
Paris Champs-Ellysses, Salle Gaveau, Lyon, London's Wigmore Hall, the
Pablo Casals Festival in Prades, Europalia Festival, Printemps des Arts
in Monte Carlo, Tibor Varga in Sion, Prague Spring Festival, and the
International String Quartet Festival in Ottawa among others.
The Talich Quartet was approached by the Steven
Spielberg Foundation to work on recording works by classical composers
for the film documentary about the holocaust called Hell on the Earth.
Despite being famous for their interpretation of
Czech music, they have a very wide repertoire, from the traditional
classical composers, right through to Berg, Schoenberg, Bartok and
Shostakovich.
