Philharmonia String Quartet 1947

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Felix Kok (1 August 1924 – 11 August 2010), born in South Africa and resident in Britain from 1938, was a violinist, leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1988.

Antonio Pini OBE (15 April 1902 – 1 January 1989) was a cellist, known as a soloist, orchestral section leader and chamber musician. He was principal cellist of five major British orchestras between 1932 and 1976, and a teacher at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Henry Holst (25 July 1899 – 19 October 1991) was a Danish violinist. In his early career he was leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler.

Herbert Downes, (July 15 1909 - December 21 2004)