Broadus Erle
Broadus Erle (March 21, 1918 - April 6, 1977) was an American violinist.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he began his violin studies at age 3 and received a scholarship to the Curtis Institute at age 10. [1] He graduated from Curtis in 1940. [2] He subsequently became concertmaster of the MGM Symphony Orchestra and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. [3]
In 1947, he became a member of the highly regarded [4] [5] New Music Quartet, which specialized in performing and recording modern music. He was the first violinist in this quartet for 8 years. From 1956 to 1960, he served as concertmaster of the newly founded Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo.
Erle became a faculty member in the music school at Yale University in 1960, and made several recordings as first violinist of the Yale Quartet. He died of cancer at age 59 at his home in Guilford, CT. [6]