He disbanded this quartet in 1939 and he played modern works of Michael Berkeley, Edmund Rubbra, and Michael Tippett He was also the leader of the Pro Arte Quartet in the US.
Temianka referred to it as the "spiritual heir of the Pro Arte Quartet."
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In 1945 Temianka met the renowned cellist Robert Maas, who had been with the Pro Arte Quartet.
In 1944 Kolisch was invited to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to become the new leader of the Pro Arte String Quartet (recorded as the first "Quartet in Residence" at any U.S. university).
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Rudolf Kolisch (July 20, 1896 – August 1, 1978) was a Viennese violinist and leader of string quartets, including the Kolisch Quartet and the Pro Arte Quartet.
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