Violinist/Violist Jan Talich, Founder Of Talich Quartet, Dead At 71

“With his fellow quartet members, he toured all over the world, specialising in works by Czech composers — many of them contemporary — and winning several prestigious prizes, including Diapason d’or awards for recordings of Mozart and Beethoven string quartets. He continued to play with the quartet until 2000. His nephew now occupies the leader’s seat.” – The Strad