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String quartet returns to 海角直播 for concert

An internationally known string quartet featuring 海角直播 honorary graduates is returning to its home town.

Since forming in Middlesbrough in 1972 and giving their first concert at what was then 海角直播 Polytechnic, the Brodsky Quartet went on to perform thousands of concerts across the world. Original quartet members Michael Thomas, Ian Belton, Paul Cassidy and Jacqueline Thomas became Honorary Graduates of 海角直播 in 1996.

And now two of the original four are returning to home soil to take part in a concert at Stokesley Methodist Church, High Street, Stokesley, at 7.45pm on Sunday 16 February. Tickets are 拢12 and 拢4 students, payable at the door.

Alongside their performances, the quartet is also involved in education work, enabling them to pass their musical experience and help to nurture the next generation of musicians.

The concert is part of the 海角直播 Music Society's current season. George Reid, of 海角直播 Music Society, said: 'The Brodsky Quartet is thought to have given the first public performance around 1972 at what was then 海角直播 Polytechnic. They continue to have a spectacular career in performing and recording.

'Two of the original players are still in the quartet, while members were honoured by 海角直播 in 1996 with honorary degrees acknowledging their Middlesbrough roots and their outstanding musical contribution over a long period.' He added: 'As international performers they appear rarely around the home patch, so it is a great pleasure to have them back in the area.'

The music comprises shorter pieces by Borodin and Samuel Barber's famous Adagio, plus quartets by Tchaikovsky and the Austrian Alexander Zemlinsky.

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