Great reviews on our Rudolfinum performance
We are very happy that our interpretation of Mahler Piano Quartet together with Anežka Jiráčková, which was part of the 10th anniversary concert of Akademie komorní hudby, was well appreciated by the media.
“The ensemble played so captivatingly that I considered their performance the highlight of the evening. The detailed and highly musical fragment of the Piano Quartet in A minor was a showcase of the performers' mature ensemble playing, and I was impressed by their ability to create dynamic folds that focus on the immediate effect without forgetting the overall tectonic plan. I found the performance of violinist Filip Zaykov memorable, admiring his soft tone even in the case of low dynamics, his ideal intonation, and his willingness to take certain risks in his expressive performance. The violinist really captured the audience's attention, but it remains true that without the quality of the other instrumentalists, his performance would not have been so captivating. In short, they all played brilliantly.”
“I was thrilled by the performance of the unjustly neglected composition of Trio Incendio with the participation of violist Anežka Jiráčková. Technically settled and emotionally engaging. I liked how they managed to logically connect order and expression, intimacy and elements of monumentality, fragility and tremors of emotion. (In this youthful work, "the whole of Mahler is still quietly slumbering," said Otto Klemperer.)”
“Trio Incendio continues the remarkable tradition of these Czech chamber ensembles and is one of the most respected young chamber ensembles. They are appreciated for their ensemble playing, individual playing skills, sense of phrasing, and extraordinary care for beautiful tone. They demonstrated all of this in Mahler's Quartet Movement in A minor (the first movement of Mahler's unfinished Piano Quartet). The intensity of the first few bars was breathtaking, and the players immediately drew the audience into their world, leaving them to revel in the pianist's delicacy and resolve and the unquestionable mastery of Filip Zaykov and Vilém Petras. Violist Anežka Jiráčková complemented them perfectly.”
