Kruse, J. S., born March 23rd 1859, at Melbourne; pupil of Joachim in Berlin, leader in the Philharmonic there, and since 1892 at Bremen.
Kudelski, Carl Matthias, born Nov. 17th 1808, Berlin, died Oct. 3rd 1877, Baden-Baden; pupil of Ed. Rietz and Lafont; lived in Berlin, Russia, Hamburg and Baden-Baden.
Lacroix, born 1756, at Remberville, died 1812, as music director at Lübeck.
Lafont, Chas. Philippe, born Dec. 1781, at Paris, died Aug. 14th 1839; pupil of Kreutzer and Rode; he made many concert tours, and composed much. Held appointments in St. Petersburg and Paris.
Lalo, Ed., born 1823, at Lille, died April 22nd 1892, Paris; student at the Conservatoire. He was quartett player in Paris, and then busied himself chiefly in composition.
Lamotte, Franz, born 1751, Vienna or in the Netherlands, died 1781, in Holland. He was a great virtuoso and sight-reader, but in consequence of his looseness of conduct could make no position.
Lamoureux, Chas., born Sept. 28th 1834, at Bordeaux; studied in the Paris Conservatoire, he was violinist in various Parisian theatres, afterwards conductor, and has rendered great service by introducing German compositions into France.
Laub, Ferd., born Jan. 19th 1832, at Prague, died March 17th 1875, at Gries near Botzen; pupil of Mildner at Prague; was leader at Weimar, Berlin and Moscow. His Polonaise for the violin is well known.
Lauterbach, Joh. Chr., born July 24th 1832, at Culmbach; pupil of Fröhlich at Wurzburg, and de Bériot at Brussels. He was leader at Munich, afterwards at Dresden (pensioned 1889), and taught in the Dresden Royal Conservatorium until 1877.
Leclair, born 1697, at Lyons, was murdered in Paris, Oct. 22nd 1764; laboured chiefly as teacher and composer for his instrument. His compositions have appeared in various editions, some of his best sonatas in G. Jensen’s “Classische Violin Musik”.