All Smetana articles
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ReviewConcert review: Trio Gaspard
Tim Homfray hears a performance of Shostakovich, Haydn and Smetana at London’s Wigmore Hall on 18 September 2022
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ReviewWihan Quartet: Smetana, Dvořák and Janáček quartets
Authentic, plain speaking performances of the Czech masters
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NewsMilan Škampa, 1928-2018: the last of the Smetana Quartet
Milan Škampa, for many years violist of the Smetana Quartet and the last survivor of the six men who played in the group, died at his Prague home on 14 April. He would have turned 90 in June.
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NewsMilan Škampa presented with International Viola Society award
Milan Škampa, violist of the Smetana Quartet from 1956 until the ensemble disbandment in 1989, has been awarded the International Viola Society’s highest award, the Silver Alto Clef, for the year 2016. IVS president – and long-time contributor to The Strad – Carlos María Solare visited Dr ...
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ReviewSmetana: Piano Trio in G minor op.15. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor op.50
The Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Passion and panache in Danish performances of Romantic piano triosMusicians: Trio con Brio CopenhagenComposer: Smetana; TchaikovskyDeluged with plaudits for its earlier recordings, this ensemble comes with a reputation to live up to – and doesn’t disappoint. From the first note, the Trio ...
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ReviewSmetana: String Quartets: no.1 in E minor ‘From My Life’; no.2 in D minor
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Solid Smetana from the award-winning Czech string quartetMusicians: Pavel Haas QuartetComposer: SmetanaRecording the two Smetana quartets is a rite of passage for any Czech ensemble, and the Pavel Haas Quartet – already a prize winner for its recordings of Janácek ...
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ArticleNova Philharmonic performs Smetana's Dance of the Comedians † with comic results
Real gaffe or carefully staged joke? It's not immediately apparent † though perhaps the clue's in the title † in this performance of Smetana's Dance of the Comedians by the Nova Philharmonic in Slovenia. The incident occurs around the 3:40 mark.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital ...