Михаил Геллер

Михаил Геллер (1937-2007; in English, Michael Geller or Mikhail Heller) was a Russian-born viola player and composer. He was a founding member of the Composer's Union String Quartet in 1956 which was bestowed the name Glinka String Quartet in 1969 when the group won First Prize at the International String Quartet Competition in Belgium. In 1978 Geller and his family moved to The Netherlands. From 1978 to 1980 he played with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra as their principal violinist. In 1980 he became a member of the reformed Glinka Quartet.