Martinů Quartet | String Quartet No. 2

{IMG1}Saturday 7 November 2026, 7.00 pm
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead, United Kingdom

Bohuslav MARTINŮ: String Quartet No. 2, H 150
Leoš JANÁČEK: String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
Bedřich SMETANA: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life”

Martinů Quartet:
Lubomír Havlák (violin)
Adéla Štajnochrová (violin)
Martin Stupka (viola)
Jitka Vlašánková (cello)

Newcastle International Chamber Music Series 2026–2027

The Czech Republic has a long tradition of chamber music, and the Martinů Quartet sits right at the heart of it. Now in their 50th year, they’ve built a reputation for playing with depth, precision and real feeling.

Full of energy and invention, Martinů’s Second Quartet helped establish his name across the world. Janáček’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ is driven by obsession and jealousy, inspired by Tolstoy’s story of a turbulent relationship. It’s gripping from start to finish. 

And Smetana’s ‘From My Life’ is exactly that – a personal, autobiographical work. Love, joy, and, in its closing moments, the shadow of his hearing loss. 

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