Brodsky Quartet announces appointment of new violinist, Daniel Rowland
The Brodsky Quartet are delighted to announce that Daniel Rowland has been appointed as their First Violinist.
The appointment follows an exhaustive search taking over a year. The combination of musical and personal qualities that are needed to make a perfect fit with the other players are difficult to find. Indeed on their website the Brodsky’s describe the relationship as being "more like a marriage between four." In Daniel they’re confident that they’ve met their ideal partner.
From the opening bars of the Brahms A minor at our first meeting we knew Daniel was speaking our language. He's a fantastic player who, above all, moves us with every nuance. We're tremendously excited to be embarking on this musical journey together.
Ian Belton, Paul Cassidy and Jacqueline Thomas
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. I'm delighted and excited to be joining, and look forward to many years as a "Brodsky"!
Daniel Rowland
London born and raised in the Netherlands, Daniel studied at the Amsterdam Conservatoire and the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, where his teachers included Igor Oistrakh. Winner of numerous international prizes, such as the Brahms Prize of the Brahms Society in Baden-Baden and the Oskar Back competition at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Daniel made his concerto debut at the Concertgebouw in 1992, playing the Tchaikovsky Concerto and has since then returned there on numerous occasions. Daniel has developed a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestra leader. A passionate chamber musician, Daniel has recently performed at festivals in South Africa, Slovakia, Portugal and Italy. His passionate advocacy of 20th and 21st century music has resulted in him leading the Ensemble Contrechamps and the Quatour Contrechamps in Geneva.
The Brodsky Quartet have achieved world renown for their interpretations of the classical repertory, whilst at the same time commissioning many new works and entering into innovative collaborations with artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Anne Sofie von Otter, Björk, Barbara Bonney, Maria João Pires and Sting. Their passion to embrace "all good music" has been the driving force behind their success and has kept their approach fresh and enthusiasm high for thirty years.
The Quartet recently announced their residency at Cadogan Hall, which will include at least five concerts each season, together with other joint projects from time to time with other musicians. The opening concert of their residency will take place on Thursday 20th September and will include: Turina’s Oracion del Torero; Brahms’ Quartet in A minor, Op.51, No.2 and Beethoven’s String Quartet Op.132.
The quartet have their own record label, Brodsky Records, and will take advantage of the hall's superb acoustic for future recordings.
