Brodsky Quartet
A mixture of youth and experience, added to singular
versatility, make the Brodsky Quartet one of the
leading groups in the international music scene.
Founded in 1972 by Adolf Brodsky, a Russian violinist
and pedagogue from Manchester, the city in which
the quartet studied, this was the first group
to be elected the quartet in residence
at Cambridge University. Brodsky now holds courses
at many other universities such as Trinity College
and Cabot Hall in London, and his commitments
are extremely numerous since they include not
only concerts, but also commissions for new compositions
and recordings. In the course of the years, this
quartet has in fact established very close working
relationships with important composers such as
Witold Lutoslawski, Thomas Schulthorpe and Dave
Brubeck, with singers such as Anne Sofie von Otter,
and also recently completed a vast series of recordings
for the Vanguard Classics label, with music ranging
from Haydn to modern day composers. The members
of the Brodsky Quartet all play very precious
lute instruments dating back to the 17th and 18th
centuries, and in 1998 won the Royal Philharmonic
Society Award for their important contribution
to the world of music.
