Schroeder

(shr -er), Alwin, cellist b. Neuhaldensleben, near Magdeburg, June 15, 1855. Pf. pupil of father and brother Hermann (b. 1*1*5). Hk °f Dr Ahna at Berlin iDcl-d-:! ^ ’iin l! as ’cellist; 1st ’cellist m orchestras m Leipzig, and Hamburg; 1881 succeeded brother Carl (b. 1848) at Gewandhaus, in th. orch., and at Cons.; member of Petri Quartet; member Boston Symph. Orch. 1886-1903 and 1910, of Kneisel Quartet 1891-1908, of He - Schroeder Quartet 1908-10. Schroeder-Devrient (shrd-dSr-d4-vriant), Wilhelm ine, dram. sop. b. Hamburg, Dec. 6, 1804; d. Coburg, Jan. 26, 1860. Father baritone, mother actre Sophie Schroder, she acted herself until 17; pupil of SCHUBERT Mozatti at Vienna; dSbut there m 1821; great succe , especially revival of Fideko 1822; married actor C. Devrient 1823, divorced 1828; at Court Opera, Dresden, 1823-1847, except for visiting seasons in other capitals; her voice was not remarkable or very well managed, but her abilities as actre were great.