Daniel Snowman
The Amadeus Quartet: The Men and the Music
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Summary
The Amadeus Quartet was arguably the greatest string quartet of modern times. From their inaugural public concert in 1948 until the death of their viola soloist in 1987, the four players remained together as a much celebrated ensemble. Three of them had been young refugees from Nazi Vienna. Over many years Daniel got to know the foursome, wrote a book about them, and watched them up close as they rehearsed, performed, toured and recorded countless works.
Daniel Snowman
Daniel Snowman is a social and cultural historian. Born in London to a Jewish family in 1938 and educated at Cambridge and Cornell, Daniel became a lecturer at the University of Sussex and went on to work for many years at the BBC as senior producer of radio features and documentaries. A senior research fellow at the Institute of Historical Research (University of London), his many books include a social history of opera and a study of the cultural impact of the ‘Hitler Emigrés’ and, most recently, his memoir “Just Passing Through: Interactions with the World 1938-2021”.