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Kocian Quartet

The Kocián Quartet is a Czech classical chamber ensemble. Originally named the New String Quartet, it was founded in 1972 by three members of the Prague Symphony Orchestra (Jan Odstrčil – 2nd violin, Jiří Najnar – viola, Václav Bernášek – cello) with Pravoslav Kohout as 1st violin. In 1975 they were renamed the Kocián Quartet in honor of famous violinist Jaroslav Kocián.

Between 2001 and 2009, th…

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Type
Group
Area
Czechia
Founded
1972
Labels
DENON
Praga Digitals
Praga
Last updated: March 15th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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