William Kroll

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William Kroll (born January 30, 1901 in New York City , † March 10, 1980 in Boston ) was an American violinist , composer and music teacher .

Kroll had his first violin lesson from his father when he was four. From 1911 to 1914 he was a student of Henri Marteau at the Berlin Conservatory . When the First World War broke out, he returned to the USA. There he studied from 1916 to 1921 at the Institute of Musical Arts (later: Juilliard School ) in New York violin with Franz Kneisel and composition with Percy Goetschius . After his professional debut in New York in 1915, he toured Europe and America as a violin soloist. As a chamber musician, he was a member of the Elshuco Trio from 1922 to 1929 (with Willem Winneke and Aurelio Giorni ), from 1923 of the South Mountain Quartet and from 1936 to 1944 of the Coolidge Quartet (with Nicolai Berezoswky , Nicolas Moldavan and Victor Gottlieb ). From 1944 to 1969 he directed his own Kroll Quartet with Louis Graeler , Nathon Gordon and Avron Tverdowski .

Kroll devoted himself to teaching at an early age and then throughout his life: from 1922 to 1938 at the Institute of Musical Art , 1938 at the Mannes College of Music , 1947 to 1965 at the Peabody Institute , 1964 to 1967 at the Cleveland Institute and from 1969 at Queens College . His compositional work includes, in addition to some works for orchestra and for string quartet, especially pieces for violin and piano, of which the banjo and fiddle in particular became famous.

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SURNAME Kroll, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American violinist, composer, and music educator
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1980
Place of death Boston