, violinist
William Kroll, cellist
Willem Willeke. William Kroll was born in
New York City and died in
Boston, Massachusetts. Kroll greatly contributed to music during his day, both as a soloist and as a member of various intimate chamber
ensembles. From 1911 to 1914 he was a student of
Henri Marteau at the
Berlin Hochschule für Musik. During the time he was a pupil of
Franz Kneisel and
P. Goetschius at the
Institute of Musical Art (1917–1922), he made his professional debut in
New York. After completing his schooling, he toured parts of
Europe,
North, and
Central America as a soloist and a member of the Elshuco Trio (1922–1929), the Coolidge Quartet (1936–1944), and the Kroll Quartet (1944–1969). In the midst of his performance schedule, he taught at various facilities, first at the
Institute of Musical Art (1922–1938), then at the
Mannes College (1943), the
Peabody Conservatory (1948–1967),
Tanglewood (as of 1949), the
Cleveland Institute of Music (1964–1967), and also at
Queens College beginning in 1969. After moving to Boston he taught chamber music at Boston University until his death in 1980. Composer
Awilda Villarini was one of his students. ==Selected compositions==