Ludwig Schuster Quartet


The Ludwig Schuster Quartet was a string quartet from Halle active in the 1950s and 1960s. It was named after first violin Ludwig Schuster.

Members

Members of the ensemble were Ludwig Schuster, Adam Busch and Georg Hanstedt, Walter Ziegler and Otto Kleist.

History

According to Konstanze Musketa "it played a pioneering role in the field of Neue Musik". Thus it premiered several pieces, among others the String Quartet No. 8 "Die Nachgeburt" by Max Butting, the String Quartet No. 1 by Gerhard Wohlgemuth, the 2nd string quartet "Mors et Vita" by Jón Leifs, the String Quartet No. 2 by Leo Spies and the String Quartet in E major by Hans Stieber.
In Halle it performed regularly as part of the Händel Festival. and the Musiktage In 1956 it played at the 2nd All-German Music Festival in Coburg, Franconia, organized by the and by the Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband. In 1957 it gave a guest performance at the Berliner Festtage.

Awards

In 1963 the string quartet was awarded the Handel Prize.

Discography