Kneisel Quartet

The Kneisel Quartet between 1891 and 1899. From left to right: Franz Kneisel (first violin), Alwin Schroeder (cello), Louis Svećenski (viola), Otto Roth (second violin).

The Kneisel Quartet was a string quartet founded in 1885 by violinist Franz Kneisel, then concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It continued to perform until 1917, and was generally considered the leading string quartet of its time in the United States.