Three separate Brodsky Quartet are known to have existed: Brodsky Quartet (Adolph Brodsky Leipzig), established by Adolph Brodsky in Leipzig around 1889 Brodsky Quartet (Adolph Brodsky Manchester), established by Adolph Brodsky in Manchester around 1895 Brodsky Quartet, a contemporary quartet formed in 1972, named in honour of Adolph Brodsky. Adolph Brodsky, also played second violin for the Hellmesberger Quartet until 1870