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Czech-Based Pavel Haas String Quartet Announces New Violist

By The Violin Channel

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The Prague-based Pavel Haas String Quartet has announced the appointment of 34-year-old violist Jiří Kabát to the ensemble

The Prague-based Pavel Haas String Quartet has today announced the appointment of 34-year-old violist Jiří Kabát to the ensemble - effective immediately.

A violin and viola graduate of the Prague Conservatory and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, Jiří currently holds a professorship at the Conservatory of Pardubice - and has performed as a member of the Vlach String Quartet since 2010.

He will replace violist Radim Sedmidubský - who joined the ensemble in 2016.

PHOTO CREDIT: Marco Borggreve

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