1996 Death Tristan Keuris, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto', dies in Amsterdam, Holland 1992 Death Ed Blackwell, U.S. jazz drummer (Quartet), dies 1992 Death George Mann MacBeth, Scottish journalist/poet (A War Quartet), dies 1990 Event 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held in Michigan 1983 Death Claus Adam, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto, dies at 65 1979 Death Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 1979 Death Jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82 1976 Death Akio Yashiro, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957, dies at 46 1974 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad 1974 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 15th String quartet 1973 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 14th String Quartet premieres 1973 Event Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet 1970 Death Claud Allister, actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet), dies at 81 1968 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow 1968 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 12nd string quartet 1967 Event Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands 1966 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 11th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1966 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 11th string quartet 1964 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 9th/10th String Quartet premiers in Moscow 1964 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th String quartet 1964 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th String quartet 1960 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1960 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad 1956 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Iron quartet premieres in Leningrad 1954 Event Ernest Blochs 4th string quartet, premieres 1953 Event Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich' 5th String Quartet 1953 Birthday Tod Machover, born in Mount Vernon, New York, composer, innovative use of technology in music, designed interactive systems for Yo Yo Ma, Ying Quartet 1953 Event Dmitri Shostakovich' 4th String Quartet, premieres 1953 Birthday Wayne Siegel, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, influenced by minimalist Steve Reich, music commissioned by Kronos Quartet, Harry Sparnaay, Safri Duo 1952 Event Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 5th string quartet 1946 Event Charles Ives' 2nd string quartet, premieres 1946 Birthday Tristan Keuris, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto' 1945 Event Benjamin Britten's 2nd String quartet in C, premieres 1944 Birthday Joseph Celli, born in America, composer, musician, experimental, contemporary music genres, worked with John Cage, the Kronos Quartet 1941 Event Bela Bartok's 6th string quartet, premieres in New York City 1938 Event Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st String Quartet 1935 Birthday Aulis Sallinen, born in Finland, composer, contemporary classical music, studied with Joonas Kokkonen, works commissioned by Kronos Quartet 1935 Event Bartoks 5th String quartet premieres in Washington D.C. 1933 Death Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 1929 Birthday Akio Yashiro, born in Tokyo, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957 1927 Birthday Elvin Jones, born Pontiac, Michigan, musician, jazz drummer, played hard bop, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, member of John Coltrane quartet, appearing in A Love Supreme 1920 Birthday Robert Mann, born in Portland, Oregon, composer/violinist, String Quartet 1952 1918 Birthday George Rochberg, Paterson, New Jersey, composer, Concord Quartet 1917 Birthday Claus Adam, born in America, composer, cellist, teacher, performed with Julliard String Quartet 1955 - 1974, composed music for a string trio and cello concerto 1912 Birthday Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling India, writer, Alexandria Quartet 1908 Birthday Alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist, Budapest String Quartet 1907 Event Arnold Schonberg's 1st string quartet premieres in Vienna 1903 Event "Sweet Adaline," a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung 1901 Birthday Naunton Wayne, Wales, actor, Quartet, Hidden Room, Double Confession 1897 Birthday Jack Raine, born in London, England, actor, Quartet 1874 Birthday Arnold Franz Walter Schonberg, Vienna Austria, composer, 2nd Quartet 1864 Birthday Arthur Collins, singer/comedian, Peerless Quartet 1826 Event Beethoven's Quartet #13 in B flat major (Op 130) premiered in Vienna 1785 Event Mozart publishes 6 string quartet opus 10 in Vienna 1785 Event Mozarts string quartet opus 10 premieres
