New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
THE KNE|SEL QUARTET

IN. Kpeisel Quartet begins its twenty
ssason in New York with concert
,oolan Hall on Tucsd,y evening, No
orto The other concerts will be on
,,aoer,ber 10. January L. February II,
,,1rnb n and April s. There is one new
aTer this year--Ilans Lett the second
LIN who comes from the Theodore
r5onas Orchestra, Of Chicago
Tho Kreisel quartet was founded in
,.,,sr1bcr. 1855, by Henry L. Hisginson,
/. rosten, and AZ the close of its twenty
a,,,b -sason the success Of this organ
,,o, and the appreciation of its work in
=, sald Of chamber music are evidenced
,bs large number Of cities demanding
,,,a- series oc from three TO Elk con-
&c InuumeraLle requests for single en-
dement's have taken the quartet across
,on,inent four times. as far south as
rieeo and as Ear north as Vancouver.
-. 80 highly successful series have been
,.,en in London and the principal cities of
leland. 81 which The London Truth
"a THE ensemble Of the Kneisel Quar-
- has been an eye-opener'
ROM Knelsel. the leader Of the quar-
= Rumauian by birth and a grad
.o,s o. the Vienna Conservatory of Music'
~ MADE his first appearance in public
ne,erter 81. 1850. when, at the agc q
..venteen. ne played the violin concerto
I. Ioachim with the Vienna Philharmonic
ohos,ro soon after he was offered the
.i,ioD nj solo violin IN the orchestra of
~, 1n,psrial Court Theatre. Later ne
sseoc.ated with the famous Bilse Or
.bss,-a Of Berlin a. concertne!ster' "a
.,s,,lap OF the highest honor, which had
-, held before him by such artists as
y.oye. Hair and Thomson.
AZ Krelsel became concertneister OF
~. BOSTON Symphony Orchestra IN 1880
..,.,,ng in 1893. The Brahms and Gold
,,.rt conccrtos were played for the arst
- IN America by Mr.. Kreisel. with this
o,ebes,ra IN oil the principal cities his
-.,ssscuent career has served TO deepen
-. ;-1nrsssion made at that time, and he
"a. without doubt be said to be one OF
,ho worlds greatest virtuosi.
:. racocrjtion OF his services IN the
,.,.Jopment Of music in America NE
yrsisel has been honored by the great
.,.hsstra, societies. The committees OF
-, philadelphia Orchestra Qs0D and OF
AZ. philharmonic Society of New YORK
rq,m have asked him TO consider the ac-
,sn,snce OF the conductorship OF these
,r.hAstras. In June. 19li. ne received the
a.grse Of Doctor Of Music from Yale
rnirersity. In 1901 Mr.. Kneisel received
in paris an honor rarely conferred on
roreigners IN his appointment as men,
bsr Of the Jury of the Violin Coneours OF
the Paris Conservative National, with
folopne. Vidal. Paul Dukas, etc, as con-
tIeres.
Louis svecensk, viola, has been a mem
he's Of the Kneisel Quartet since its
foundation. He first studied music AZ
Igram, the capital OF Croatia iroul
ubleb he went 10 Vienna, studying theie
,nAsr professor GrGn, Of the ConserVa-
,olre. After graduating he went TO Dos
ION. having been engaged by Mr.. de'icho
as one n the first yiolins Of the BOSTON
Svrnphony Orchestra. lie was appein'eu
BY Mr. Nikisch TO take the ieaaershlp y,
tbe vloias, which position he held uhi''
the members OF the Kneisei quarter TO-
signed from the orchestra,
Hans Lett, the second violin was hoT"
n Ittenhein, AIssce-LoTraine. in lsS'' lie
studied in Suasburg under He,nrich
Schuster. and later in Berlin UNDER
Ioaehiru. Coming 10 America IN 1898, ne
remained for some time in New YORK
appearing In concert. During the winter
OF jey.'ll he was offered the position OF
arst concertmeister with tho Thomas Or
ebestra IN Chicago, which post he re-
hnquished on joining the Kneisel quartet
IN 1eli
Wflem Willeke. yioloneello. was born
september y. 1915, at The hague. ne
received his first musical instruction az
the Haager Royal Conservatory, where
he studied the cello under Hartog, going
70 Rotterdam 20 continue his studies. In
BS he was engaged as solo 'cellist a.
Riga. At the age of eighteen he received
a call from the Dusseldorf Conservatory
as teacher Of cello and chamber music.
M. Rilleke played the Richard Strauss
sonata, r major, Op. s. several timeA
Eith the composer. and has toured with
great success in Germany. Russia, Hol-
and, Scandinavia, etc. After an engage
nsnt as solo 'cellist with the Philhar-
monte Orchestra at Ieipsic Osn-'GO Hans
Richter engaged him as FIRST 'cellist OF
The Covent Garden Grand Opera Royal
Orchestra In London. From 1888 to 1901
Ne was solo 'cellist at the Royal and Inn
ptral Opera OF Vienna,