Kosman String Quartet
Elkan Kosman ca.1906
The Kosman String Quartet is a name for two different ensembles founded by the violinist .
The first one was founded in Scotland in 1898.[1] Its members were: Elkan Kosman (first violin), (second violin), (viola) and Willy Benda (cello). The last was replaced the next year by , the principal cellist of the Scottish orchestra.[1]
By 1901 Kosman was already in the US and founded a string quartet in Philadelphia, This included: Elkan Kosman (first violin), (second violin), (viola) and (cello).[2][3]
References[]
- ^ a b The Violin Times: A Journal for Professional and Amateur Violinists and Quartet Players. 1899. p. 143.
- ^ "Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Elkan Alexander Kosman (1872-1950)". www.gustav-mahler.eu. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ A Listing of All the Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra from its Founding in 1900
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