Lindsay Quartet
The Lindsay String Quartet (or The Lindsays ) is a former British string quartet that existed from 1965 to 2005.
Band history
The Lindsay Quartet was founded in the "Royal Academy of Music" in 1965 and was awarded a prize in an open competition. They stated that their knowledge of Bartók and Beethoven was at the center. In 1970 the Cooper (former name) were renamed The Lindsays in honor of Lord Lindsay (founder of Klee University) . One year after the name was changed, Ronald Brinks was integrated into the quartet as the second violin.
In 1974 they became Quartet-in-Residence at Sheffield University . Five years later they got the same opportunity at the University of Manchester , where they regularly gave concerts, managed seminars and gave other ensemble training. The quartet also held an annual festival at the Studio Theater at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield, which was attended by many famous people known around the world.
After 39 years of existence and 20 years since the last change of the quartet members, they announced in 2005 that they wanted to retire. Her farewell tour went around the world and ended with a big concert in her hometown. Today all members pursue their own musical ideas.
Founder Peter Cropper , who died on May 29, 2015, was Artistic Director at Music in the Round in Sheffield. In addition, he founded an organization in the 1980s that supports concerts in and outside Sheffield.
Members
- Peter Cropper (first violin)
- Ronald Birks (second violin)
- Roger Bigley († 2013) / Robin Ireland (viola)
- Bernard Gregor-Smith (cello)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Cropper - obituary. In: The Daily Telegraph, June 2, 2015 (accessed June 3, 2015).
- ↑ Death report at France musique ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
