The WQXR Quartet

Formed In 1947 by Hugo Fiorato, the WQXR String Quartet was an ensemble that performed regularly for WQXR broadcasts. Comprised of Fiorato and Harry Glickman on violin, violist Jack Braunstein and cellist Harvey Shapiro, it performed regularly for 16 years. By 1963, however, the station could no longer afford to underwrite the group and it disbanded.