William Kroll (/kroʊl/; 30 January 1901 – 10 March 1980) was an American violinist and composer.
[1] William Kroll was born in New York City and died in Boston, Massachusetts.
Kroll greatly contributed to music during his day, both as a soloist and as a member of various intimate chamber ensembles.
During the time he was a pupil of Franz Kneisel and P. Goetschius at the Institute of Musical Art (1917–1922), he made his professional debut in New York.
In the midst of his performance schedule, he taught at various facilities, first at the Institute of Musical Art (1922–1938), then at the Mannes College (1943), the Peabody Conservatory (1948–1967[2]), Tanglewood (as of 1949), the Cleveland Institute of Music (1964–1967), and also at Queens College beginning in 1969.