1853. Gustave Dannreuther (Cincinnati, U.S.A.), 1853. Violinist. Has been specially associated with quartett playing and chamber music in New York. He is brother to Edward Dannreuther (London).
1853. Arthur W. Foote (Boston, U.S.A.), 1853. American composer, who has written string quartetts and other chamber music.
1854. G.W. Chadwick (Lowell, U.S.A.), 1854. One of the leading American composers. His chamber music works include a Piano Quintett in E♭, five string quartetts, and a string trio.
1855. Julius Röntgen (Leipzig), 1855. Pianist and chamber music composer of merit.
1856. G. Martucci (Bologna), 1856. Italian composer, whose chamber music is of considerable interest.
1856. Christian Sinding (Kongsberg), 1856. Norwegian composer, who studied at Leipzig. His chamber music is of importance.
1856. Herbert Thompson (Leeds), 1856. Musical and art critic to the Yorkshire Post, a leading provincial daily journal. His numerous articles and critiques have very beneficially influenced the condition of music, including that of chamber music, in the North of England.
1856. Edward Schütt (St. Petersburg), 1856. Pianist and composer, who has written some interesting chamber music, i.e. Walzer-Märchen Trio, and Trio in C minor for piano, violin, and ’cello.
1856. J.A. Fuller-Maitland, M.A. Cantab. (London), 1856. Pianist and musical critic of The Times. Has, among other important musical work, edited Purcell’s twelve sonatas for strings.
1858. T. Adamoffski (Warsaw), 1858. He organised the string quartett called after his name in Boston, U.S.A. This quartett gave about thirty concerts annually in the chief American cities.