Janáček Quartet

The quartet initially concentrated mainly on Janáček's chamber works.

The substitution of Adolf Sýkora for Miroslav Matyáš in 1952 was the only personnel change during the first twenty-five years, until the death of Jiří Trávníček in 1973.

Winning a competition in the former West Berlin in 1955 opened the door to great concert halls and since then they have gained international recognition.

Recordings by the quartet have won numerous awards, including the Grand Prix of the Charles Cros Academy, and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (both for recording of Janáček’s string quartets).

The Janáček Quartet has made recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Supraphon, Eterna, Decca and other labels.