Harrison Keller

Harrison Keller (October 8, 1888 – March 13, 1979)

Keller was born in Delphos, Kansas, and began his violin studies at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, graduating in 1907. From 1907 to 1911, he continued his studies at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin, Germany. Keller also studied with Anton Witek in Prague (1912) and Leopold Auer in St. Petersburg, Russia (1913 to 1914). and received the French Legion of Honor. On his return to the United States, he put together the Boston String Quartet in Boston, Massachusetts.

Keller served as director of the Boston Opera Association, He was also appointed to the American Academy of Arts and received honorary doctorates from Bethany College in 1954, Hartt School of Music in 1955, and New England Conservatory in 1959.

Keller died in Wellesley, Massachusetts, aged 90.