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1the Vienna Conservatory and was graduated in 1874 with the first prize for violin playing. Did some orchestral playing, but turned his attention to conducting at which he won a distinguished name with the Boston Symphony, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras. His son, Mitji Nikisch, a distinguished pianist, toured the United States in 1924. D. Leipzig, 1922.
3NOAK, SYLVAIN, Dutch violinist, b. Rotterdam, Aug. 21, 1881. Studied under Spohr and Elderling at the Amsterdam Conservatory, and afterwards became a member of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, coming to the United States in 1908 as leader of the second violins in the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
5NOREN, HEINRICH GOTTLIEB, Austrian violinist and composer, b. Graz, Jan. 6, 1861. Studied under Massart at the Paris Conservatory and became concertmaster of several orchestras in Belgium, Spain, Russia and Germany, finally devoting himself to composition, in addition to teaching at the Stern and other conservatories. Compositions include a violin concerto, suite, sonata and Divertimento for two violins.
7NOVACEK, OTTOKAR, Hungarian violinist and composer, b. Fehertemplon, May 13, 1856. Studied under Dont at Vienna and Schradieck and Brodsky at the Leipzig Conservatory, where he won the Mendelssohn prize in 1885, becoming second violin and later violist in the Brodsky Quartet. Came to the United States about 1889 and became a member of the Boston Symphony and Damrosch Orchestras, devoting himself later entirely to composition. Compositions include concert caprices, Bulgarian dances and a "Perpetuum Mobile" for violin. D. New York, Feb. 3, 1900.
9OBERMEYER, JOSEPH, Bohemian violinist and composer, b. Nezabudieze, 1749. Studied under Kammel and Tartini, whose style he followed closely in the playing of slow movements, while possessing a spirit all his own in allegro movements. Entered the service of Count Waldstein, but in 1800 became a gentleman farmer. The exact year of his death is not known, except that it must have been later than 1816. Compositions include several concertos.
11OELSNER, BRUNO, German violinist and composer, b. Neudorf, July 29, 1861. Studied under Schradieck and Hermann at the Leipzig Conservatory and became solo viola at the Darmstadt Court Orchestra as well as professor of the violin at the Conservatory.
13OGINSKI, PRINCE GABRIEL, Polish violinist, b. Warsaw, 1788. An excellent violinist and music composer, about whom little is known, except that he was driven from Poland, during the revolution of 1831, but later returned and died in Lithuania about 1843.
15OLIVEIRA, VALERIO, French violinist, Paris, July 7, 1881. Studied under Massick, and has gained an enviable reputation as a concert player equipped with a splendid technique and a broad sincere tone.
17ONDRICEK, FRANZ, Bohemian violinist, Prague, Apr. 29, 1859. Studied under Bennewitz and Massart, winning the commendation of Wieniawski at an early age. Has made numerous successful tours in Europe, the Orient and the United States. As a performer on the violin he matured into a player with great ability and depth of conception and later established in Vienna a quartet bearing his name which has a great reputation. Compositions include a violin concerto, cadenzas for the Brahms Concerto and various small pieces.
19ORTMANN, FREDERICK WILLIAM, American violinist, b. Charleston, S. C., Feb. 1871. Studied under Sitt and Halir. He settled in New York as orchestral player and teacher, besides writing a loose violin method used in the New York Public Schools.
21OTTER, FRANZ JOSEPH, German violinist, b. Nandlstadt about 1760. Studied under Nardini and became violinist at the Salzburg Cathedral for several years and last teacher and soloist at Vienna where he studied composition under Michael Haydn, brother of the illustrious composer. Vienna, 1876.
23OTTEY, MRS. SARAH, English violinist, about 1700, accounted one of the first woman performers on the violin and mentioned by Dr. Burney in his history of music.
25OURY, ANTHONY JAMES, English violinist, b. about 1800. Studied under Kiesewetter, Kreutzer, Baillot and Lafont, sometimes practicing fourteen hours a day and made his debut in London (at a concert for the benefit of his former master, Kiesewetter's widow) with great success. Became a prominent member of the musical fraternity.
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