[7] The 1923 quartet was led by Jean Pougnet, with Wynford Reynolds on second violin, Berly on viola and Frank Leonard[8] on cello.
[10] In December 1924, Berly performed the slow movement from Berlioz's Harold in Italy at the Queen's Hall with the conductor Henry Wood.
He and Jean Pougnet on both occasions played Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola with the Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Sir Henry Wood.
The Musical Times critic noted that, "It was very well played by M. Jean Pougnet and Mr. Harry Berly respectively, both players being noteworthy for the beauty and purity of their tone.
[1] At the recital he performed, with the pianist Harry Isaacs, the complete Dale Suite op.2 and sonatas by Bax and Rebecca Clarke.
[1][21] Berly was also an accomplished jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist and played with a number of British Big Bands in the 1930s, mainly on saxophone and clarinet.