Ludwig Schuster Quartet

The Ludwig Schuster Quartet was a string quartet from Halle (Saale) active in the 1950s and 1960s. It was named after first violin Ludwig Schuster (concertmaster at the Landestheater Halle).

Members
Members of the ensemble were Ludwig Schuster (1st violin), Adam Busch and Georg Hanstedt (2nd violin), Walter Ziegler (viola) and Otto Kleist (cello).

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 (1958), the String Quartet No. 1 by Gerhard Wohlgemuth (1960), the 2nd string quartet "Mors et Vita" by Jón Leifs (1960), the String Quartet No. 2 by Leo Spies (1964) and the String Quartet in E major by Hans Stieber (1965).

In Halle (Saale) 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 Verband der Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler der DDR 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

 * Leo Spies: String quartet no. 2 (Eterna 1966)
 * Max Butting: String quartet no. 8 (Eterna 1968)