Brodsky Quartet: Daniel Rowland appointed

The Brodsky Quartet have finally made up their mind: Daniel Rowland has just been appointed as their new first violinist, ending a search which has taken over a year to complete. The Brodsky Quartet is no different to other String ensembles in demanding a close cohereny between the individual performers as well as more than just basic agreements about the general musical strategy and questions of interpretation. But there may not be all that many among them who actually call their relationship a “marriage of four”. Once Rowland had been invited for a first joint session, though, it did not take long for the three core members to make up their mind – nor did it for Rowland. “From the opening bars of the Brahms A minor at our first meeting we knew Daniel was speaking our language”, Ian Belton, Paul Cassidy and Jacqueline Thomas of the Brodsky Quartet enthused, “He's a fantastic player who, above all, moves us with every nuance.” Rowland, in turn, answered this kindness with a similarly extatic statement: “I remember first being thrilled by the Brodsky Quartet's exciting dynamic and colourful performances as a student, and from the first note I played with Ian, Paul and Jacky I felt a very special chemistry.“ Their collaboration will now quickly receive its live premiere, as the Brodsky Quartet has been confirmed as the resident String ensemble at the Cadogan Hall, with their first concert to take place on the 20th of September.