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Joachim, Joseph.
Hon. Mus.D. 1877.
Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Mar. 8, 1877.
S. of Julius, of Berlin [ Germany ]. B. June 28, 1831, at Kittsee [ Hungary ], near Pressburg [ Czechoslovakia ???].
School, Leipzig [ Germany ].
Began to play the violin at the age of five.
Studied music under Böhm at the Vienna Conservatorium [ Austria ]; subsequently guided and helped by Mendelssohn.
First appearance as a violinist in London , 1844.
Concertmeister at Weimar [ Germany ], 1850.
Director of the concerts, Hanover [ Germany ], 1853.
Director and Conductor of Royal Academy of Music [ London ].
Hon. Mus.D., Oxford;
Hon. LL.D., Glasgow [ Scotland ], 1889.
"The greatest violin player of his time."
Composer of The Hungarian Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, and other violin concertos.
Died Aug. 15, 1907.
(Grove, Dict. of Music and Musicians, II. 534; Who was Who, 1897-1916.)
Joseph JOACHIM
Approx. lifespan: 1831–1907
Hon. MusD 1877
pens. Trinity College adm1877:03:08
s. of Julius JOACHIM of Berlin, [Germany],
b. Kittsee, [Hungary], , near Pressburg, Czechoslovakia ???, 1831:06:28
School, Leipzig, [Germany],
Began to play the violin at the age of five.
Studied music under Böhm at the Vienna Conservatorium, [Austria], ; subsequently guided and helped by Mendelssohn.
First appearance as a violinist London , 1844
Concertmeister Weimar, [Germany], 1850
Director: of concerts, Hanover, [Germany], 1853
Director: and Conductor of Royal Academy of Music, [London],
Hon. MusD Oxford University
Hon.LLD Glasgow, [Scotland], 1889
"The greatest violin player of his time."
Publ.: Composer of The Hungarian Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, and other violin concertos.
d. 1907:08:15
(Grove, Dict. of Music and Musicians, II. 534; Who was Who 1897-1916)
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[add:]Photograph: CAS: H.185[:add]

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