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Since its founding in 1994, the
ZEMLINSKY QUARTET
(František
Souček, Petr Střížek – violin, Petr Holman – viola, Vladimír
Fortin – violoncello)
has become a much lauded example of the Czech string quartet
tradition. The quartet has won the 1st Grand Prize in
the Bordeaux String Quartet Competition (2010) and also enjoyed
a string of top competition prizes that include
Banff, Prague Spring and
London, where it was also awarded the Audience Prize. They have
also been the recipient of the Alexander Zemlinsky Advancement
Award. So far, the Zemlinsky Quartet has toured extensively in
four continents. The repertoire of the ensemble is ar ranging
containing more than 180 works by many leading composers,
including contemporary music. Since early 2007, the Zemlinsky
Quartet has recorded exclusively for the French record label
Praga Digitals, having released seven titles including „Diapason
d´Or“ award winning 4-CD set of early string quartets by A.
Dvořák. The recordings of the Zemlinsky Quartet have received
universal critical acclaim. Having studied with Walter Levin
(LaSalle Quartet) and Josef Klusoň (Pražák Quartet), the group
currently teaches as assistant quartet-in-residence at
Musikakademie Basel in Switzerland and gives numerous master
classes to students of any age. František Souček also teaches
both solo violin and chamber music in the Prague Conservatory
since 2009.