Kosman String Quartet


The Kosman String Quartet is a name for two different ensembles founded by the violinist.
The first one was founded in Scotland in 1898. Its members were: Elkan Kosman, Richard Dalblitz, John Daly and Willy Benda. The last was replaced the next year by Adolf Schmid, the principal cellist of the Scottish orchestra.
By 1901 Kosman was already in the USA and founded a string quartet in Philadelphia, This included: Elkan Kosman, Edwin Brill, Howard Rattay and Rudolph Hennig.