The Aeolian Quartet was a highly reputed string quartet based in London (UK), it was the successor of the pre-War Stratton Quartet. The quartet adopted its new name in the late 1940s and disbanded in 1981.
Members were:
* Sydney Humphreys (violin) (1952-1970) - leader
* Trevor Williams (violin)
* Watson Forbes (viola)
* John Moore (cello) (before 1956)
* Emanuel Hurwitz (violin) (from 1970)
* Raymond Keenlyside (violin) (before 1965)
* Margaret Major (viola) (from 1965)
* Derek Simpson (cello) (from 1956)
