With the launch of the OSQ label, we reveal our concept of the playground, which is an evolving process on how to create an environment where we take artistic freedom fully into our own hands. We explore new directions while taking great musical risks. The four of us had to ‘learn to wait’ to rediscover our purpose and plans. Nils Henrik Asheim’s composition gave us the title of the first album release, which, as it turns out, is quite fitting after working behind the scenes and on stage to develop our new label, annual festival and playful identity.
There is one place where you can be sure to realize and experience the full potential of the string quartet, and that is if you play in one yourself! Being in the midst of the Oslo String Quartet, we tend to prefer a closeness in recorded sound (even though it can be terribly revealing…), since it encapsulates some of the thrill of performing those virtually countless masterpieces that we have at our disposal. With our new recording label, OSQ, we invite you into the intimate and exhilarating space of the string quartet.
The first album on the OSQ label, entitled 'Learn to Wait', will be released worldwide across all digital platforms on November 8th, 2024.
