THERE was a valedictory feel in the air on Saturday morning at the Queen's Hall.
THERE was a valedictory feel in the air on Saturday morning at the Queen's Hall.
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Michael Tumelty
Obviously, it was the final Queen's Hall concert on the last day of this year's Edinburgh International Festival. But it was more than that. The performers at the closing concert of the series were the players of Emerson String Quartet. And that is where the valedictory note sounded. The group had placed a message in the programme booklet, announcing that Saturday's concert would be the last time that Emerson cellist of more than 30 years, David Finckel, would play with the great American string quartet, and that his successor, next year, will be the outstanding British cellist Paul Watkins. No explanation was offered, though I understand Finckel will pursue other chamber music interests.
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