The Quatuor Danel was founded in 1991. The ensemble is famous for their bold, concentrated interpretations of the string quartet cycles of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Shostakovich and Weinberg. They have served as a quartet in residence at the University of Manchester. They regularly teach at the Netherlands String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam. The Danel is currently a quartet in residency in Wigmore Hall.