From DAHA’s archive, viewers watched the brilliant Martinů Quartet from Prague performing Antonín Dvořák’s “American” String Quartet, composed during his idyllic midwestern sojourn in the summer of 1893. In the “American” String Quartet, Dvořák utilizes compositional elements such as pentatonic scales, melodic shapes inspired by bird calls, and rhythms inspired by the music of the Native Americans, which give this piece a distinctly American sound. This event was the third annual concert in DAHA’s continuing series of Dvořák’s complete chamber works, presented in the Grand Ballroom of the historic Bohemian National Hall.

Originally performed on September 23, 2018, Martinů Quartet: Lubomír Havlák, 1st violin; Libor Kaňka, 2nd violin; Zbyněk Paďourek, viola; Jitka Vlašánková, cello.

Watch the recording of this event on our YouTube Channel!