When he moved on to the New York Symphony Orchestra in 1891, he and other first-desk players formed the New York Symphony Quartet, led by concertmaster Adolph Brodsky, who also established the better-known Brodsky Quartets in Leipzig (1884) and Manchester (1895).
In 1891, when he joined the New York Symphony Orchestra, he along with other first-desk players formed the New York Symphony Quartet, led by concertmaster Adolph Brodsky, who also initiated the more famous Brodsky Quartets in Leipzig (1884) and Manchester (1895).