Earlier this month, the Pavel Haas Quartet made headlines once again when it won the prestigious Gramophone award for its latest album featuring Martinů’s string quartets. It was the 6th music “Oscar” for the internationally acclaimed ensemble.
Pavel Haas Quartet|Photo: Lukáš Kadeřábek
The Pavel Haas Quartet is one of the Czech Republic’s most internationally acclaimed chamber ensembles. Founded in Prague in 2002, it has built a reputation for its rich sound, passionate performances and distinctive interpretations of Czech music.
Its repertoire includes works by Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček and Bohuslav Martinů, alongside major works by international composers. The quartet has performed at leading concert halls around the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York, the Musikverein in Vienna and Wigmore Hall in London.
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Its members are violinists Veronika Jarůšková and Marek Zwiebel, violist Šimon Truszka and cellist Peter Jarůšek.
The Pavel Haas Quartet takes its name from Czech-Jewish composer Pavel Haas (1899–1944), a pupil of Leoš Janáček who was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto during the Nazi occupation and murdered in Auschwitz in October 1944.
The ensemble has won numerous international accolades for its recordings, including six Gramophone Awards. In October 2026, it received its sixth award in the chamber music category for its album of string quartets by Bohuslav Martinů.