D'Aranyi String Quartet
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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The D'Aranyi String Quartet, a group of professional Oxford-based musicians, provides a range of classical and light music for occasions such as weddings, receptions, dinners, corporate functions, conferences and parties.
About the Quartet
The Quartet was set up some twenty years ago and is named after the famous Hungarian violinist sisters, Adila and Jelly D'Aranyi, who in the 1940s built Garden House in the Oxfordshire village of Ewelme. A founder member of the Quartet later bought Garden House, and the Quartet often rehearsed in the large living room used by the D'Aranyi sisters for chamber music soirées.
The Quartet's players are Mariette Richter and Judith Ellis, violins, Vanessa Murby, viola and Valerie Findlay, cello, who are all experienced performers much in demand as orchestral and chamber musicians. Members of the Quartet have played in the English Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, the Orchestra of The Swan, Sadlers' Wells Orchestra, the English Sinfonia, and the Scottish National Orchestra.
The D'Aranyi String Quartet played for us at our wedding in August 2017 and from first getting in contact with them right up to the end of their set they were friendly, helpful and professional. They accommodated all of our requests but also made appropriate suggestions when ours had run out. A lovely group of people to work with!
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The lovely ladies from D'Aranyi String Quartet played for us and our guests at our wedding at Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons in August 2017. The music was beautiful and complimented our day absolutely perfectly, everybody commented on how lovely the music was, with a real variety of classical and modern pieces. Every piece I asked for was played, and I especially loved listening to their beautiful version of Pachelbel, Canon, whilst we were signing the register. Valerie was so lovely to speak to before the wedding, always helpful and answering any queries very quickly. Thank you so much for helping to make our day so perfect!
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I got married at Caswell House in July and I knew straight away that I wanted to walk down the aisle to live music, performed by a string quartet. My father, who gave me away, is a huge classical music fan so I had to find a string quartet that could live up to his expectations (bearing in mind he frequents the Royal Albert Hall!). I also had to think carefully about what pieces of music to have for walking down the aisle, the signing of the register and walking back up the aisle. This was all made very easy with the help of Valerie and the D'Aranyi team, who suggested pieces of music that would work well but also tailored the music to me. I chose Pachelbel's Canon to walk down the aisle to and it was played beautifully. As soon as the first note was played, both me and my father became very emotional and it made for a very difficult but ever so memorable walk. Then for the signing of the register we had more classical pieces and finally myself and the groom walked together to 'Married Life', the soundtrack to the film 'Up'. This piece was requested as a surprise for the groom and the D'Aranyi team did a wonderful job of learning and playing this piece especially for us. It meant a lot to be able to have something so unique and so personal, with the bonus of no added cost either. The afternoon then continued with a mix of light classical and contemporary music during our drinks reception, which made for a very relaxed atmosphere that all our guests enjoyed. I received lots of lovely comments and feedback about the D'Aranyi String Quartet at our wedding and I am very pleased with the service provided and the professionalism of the team. Throughout the booking procedure and during email correspondence, Valerie did everything possible to make the whole process simple, whilst answering any queries and dealing with our special request. I would highly recommend the D'Aranyi String Quartet for any wedding as you will be well looked after, your needs will be catered for and you will have the delights of listening to these wonderful ladies play.
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