Members: Thomas Brandis (violin 1), Peter Brem (violin 2), Wilfried Strehle (viola), Wolfgang Boettcher (cello) Thomas Brandis (Hamburg, June 23, 1935 – March 30, 2017) was a German violinist, chamber music performer, pedagogue and former concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic. Biography: Born in Hamburg (Germany) in 1935, Brandis trained as a violinist in Hamburg and later in London with Max Rostal. After winning the first of the International ARD Competition he was concertmaster in Hamburg Read more on Last.fm