Lindsay String Quartet

The Lindsay String Quartet (or The Lindsays ) is a former British string quartet which existed in the period 1965-2005.

Band History

The Lindsay Quartet was founded in the " Royal Academy of Music " in 1965 and honored in an open competition with a price. They indicated that their knowledge of Bartók and Beethoven are at its center. In 1970, the Cooper ( former name ) named in honor of Lord Lindsay at (founder of Klee University ) in The Lindsays. One year after the name change was then Ronald Brinks integrated as second violin in the quartet.

In 1974 she was Quartet -in- Residence at the University of Sheffield. Five years later they were given the same opportunity at the University of Manchester, where she gave regular concerts, seminars managten and gave other ensemble training. The quartet was also an annual festival in the Studio Theatre at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, which were by many famous personalities who were known all over the world attended.

After 39 years of existence and 20 years since the last change of the quartet members, they gave in 2005 that they wanted to retire. Their farewell tour went around the world and ended with a grand concert in their hometown. Today, all members pursue their own musical ideas.

The founder Peter Cropper is the artistic director of the Music in the Round in Sheffield. In addition, he founded in the 1980s, an organization which supports concerts in and outside of Sheffield.

Members

• Peter Cropper (First Violin)
• Ronald Birks (Second Violin)
• Roger Bigley († 2013) / Robin Ireland ( Viola )
• Bernard Gregor -Smith ( cello)