Biography

Smetana Trio
Members: Jan Talich, Jitka Čechová (2), Hana Kotková, Gabriela Demeterová, Jiří Vodička, Jan Páleníček, František Smetana, Jana Vonášková-Nováková, Radim Kresta
The Smetana Trio was founded in the year 1934 by the Czech pianist Josef Páleníček. Páleníček's son Jan Páleníček is a long-time cellist for the trio.