[3][4] He joined the Amadeus Quartet at the age of 19, in 1947, with violinists Norbert Brainin and Siegmund Nissel, and violist Peter Schidlof.

[3] The Amadeus Summer Course, held each year at the Royal Academy of Music in London, was a highlight of this activity.

[8] A former Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, he also acted as a judge in many international chamber music competitions.

[3] As a quartet member, Lovett was awarded the OBE, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art.

[4] Lovett was married for 55 years to Suzanne Rosza, whom he met while they studied at the Royal College of Music.