It was named after first violin Ludwig Schuster (concertmaster at the Landestheater Halle).
[1] According to Konstanze Musketa "it played a pioneering role in the field of Neue Musik".
2 by Leo Spies (1964)[6] and the String Quartet in E major by Hans Stieber (1965).
[7] In Halle (Saale) it performed regularly as part of the Händel Festival.
[8] and the Musiktage[9] In 1956 it played at the 2nd All-German Music Festival in Coburg, Franconia, organized by the Verband der Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler der DDR [de] and by the Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband.