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| The Danish String Quartet (which used to be the Young Danish String Quartet but its members have now grown up a bit) has a unique claim to fame: before your very eyes, one of the four can turn a coin into a €100 note. You may be relieved to know that he does not perform this trick in the middle of Schubert's Death and the Maiden or Beethoven's Op. 132. | The Danish String Quartet (which used to be the Young Danish String Quartet but its members have now grown up a bit) has a unique claim to fame: before your very eyes, one of the four can turn a coin into a €100 note. You may be relieved to know that he does not perform this trick in the middle of Schubert's Death and the Maiden or Beethoven's Op. 132. |
| The Danish four, all still under 30, are on tour in the north this week and will be in Alnwick in Northumberland, on Wednesday and Bollington's 'happy valley' in the Pennine foothills of Cheshire on Saturday. They have, as you might expect, already recorded the quartets of their countryman Carl Nielsen and their latest CD is of quartets by Haydn and Brahms. "I can't imagine a more involving performance," wrote the New York Times of their work. | The Danish four, all still under 30, are on tour in the north this week and will be in Alnwick in Northumberland, on Wednesday and Bollington's 'happy valley' in the Pennine foothills of Cheshire on Saturday. They have, as you might expect, already recorded the quartets of their countryman Carl Nielsen and their latest CD is of quartets by Haydn and Brahms. "I can't imagine a more involving performance," wrote the New York Times of their work. |
| There will be Nielsen in Alnwick, but not in Bollington where the quartet, which made its first and loudly applauded appearance a couple of years ago, brings Janacek and Debussy. The programme is completed by the 10 Preludes, short stories for string quartet by the 60-year-old Dane Hans Abrahamsen. | There will be Nielsen in Alnwick, but not in Bollington where the quartet, which made its first and loudly applauded appearance a couple of years ago, brings Janacek and Debussy. The programme is completed by the 10 Preludes, short stories for string quartet by the 60-year-old Dane Hans Abrahamsen. |
| The evening will be topped off with some Scandinavian folk tunes, which should resonate nicely round the exceptional acoustics of Bollington's arts centre, converted from a former Methodist Sunday school. It has been home to an annual season of chamber concerts founded almost 30 years by John Coope, a remarkable GP who was born in the town and died in 2005. | The evening will be topped off with some Scandinavian folk tunes, which should resonate nicely round the exceptional acoustics of Bollington's arts centre, converted from a former Methodist Sunday school. It has been home to an annual season of chamber concerts founded almost 30 years by John Coope, a remarkable GP who was born in the town and died in 2005. |
| Almost singlehandedly, he set out in the 1960s to create in Bollington a sense of community to counteract what he saw as a drift away from the collective towards the individual. His first move was to launch a festival, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year; he also established or revived (and often led) the brass band, the drama group, the light opera group and the civic society. And he also wrote a book on Chekhov. | Almost singlehandedly, he set out in the 1960s to create in Bollington a sense of community to counteract what he saw as a drift away from the collective towards the individual. His first move was to launch a festival, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year; he also established or revived (and often led) the brass band, the drama group, the light opera group and the civic society. And he also wrote a book on Chekhov. |
| Bollington is only 20 miles from the centre of musical Manchester, with its two symphony orchestras, chamber orchestra, music school and conservatoire. But its concerts in a town of just 15,000 people are of the highest quality and organisers have had the cunning knack of spotting new talent, particularly among newish graduates from the Royal Northern College of Music. | Bollington is only 20 miles from the centre of musical Manchester, with its two symphony orchestras, chamber orchestra, music school and conservatoire. But its concerts in a town of just 15,000 people are of the highest quality and organisers have had the cunning knack of spotting new talent, particularly among newish graduates from the Royal Northern College of Music. |
| The Sorrel Quartet, originally an all-women group, came regularly and went on to record the complete Shostakovich quartets. "We have tried to maintain frequent contact with other outstanding quartets who came to us as their careers were just beginning and returned until we could no longer afford their fees," said Jean Ransley who now runs the series with the help of loyal colleagues. | The Sorrel Quartet, originally an all-women group, came regularly and went on to record the complete Shostakovich quartets. "We have tried to maintain frequent contact with other outstanding quartets who came to us as their careers were just beginning and returned until we could no longer afford their fees," said Jean Ransley who now runs the series with the help of loyal colleagues. |
| Money, as in all the arts now, is a problem and it's getting tricky to balance the unsubsidised books, though the raffle helps. | Money, as in all the arts now, is a problem and it's getting tricky to balance the unsubsidised books, though the raffle helps. |
| The Sacconi and Navarra, two of our favourite quartets, are now moving into the unaffordable category and will join other ensembles who have hit the stratosphere after appearing here. Amongst this group are the Belcea and Elias quartets, and the Kungsbacka Piano Trio, soon to be joined we believe by the Heath Quartet, the Rhodes Piano Trio – and, of course, the Danish Quartet. | The Sacconi and Navarra, two of our favourite quartets, are now moving into the unaffordable category and will join other ensembles who have hit the stratosphere after appearing here. Amongst this group are the Belcea and Elias quartets, and the Kungsbacka Piano Trio, soon to be joined we believe by the Heath Quartet, the Rhodes Piano Trio – and, of course, the Danish Quartet. |
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