The Janacek Quartet was founded in 1947 by students of the Brno Conservatoire. They brought Janacek's rendering to an unprecedented perfection, giving them the right to use the name of the famous Brno composer. The quartet, consisting of Jiri Travnicek, Adolf Sykora, Jiri Kratochvil and Karel Krafka started an intense program of foreign tours in 1955, and soon won world-renown.
The critics wrote glowing reviews of their concerts and they were invited to the most important international music festivals. They have also made a number of superb recordings with the world's foremost companies.
The fifty years that have elapsed since the founding of the Janacek Quartet have made it necessary to introduce some personal changes. However, the working attitude of the group has remained unchanged; they concentrate on expressive performance based on discipline and perfection. The Quartet naturally builds upon the bes