Amadeus Quartet
The Amadeus Quartet is considered to be one of the most important string quartets of the twentieth century. Three of the 4 players were Viennese émigrés who moved to the UK to avoid persecution from the Nazis and were held as enemy aliens in various internment camps across the UK, most notably in the Isle of Man. During the war years they were trained in London by the violin pedagogue, Max Rostal. Performing together for 40 years, they disbanded in 1987 following the death of their violist, Peter Schidlof.