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1for many years. In 1849 he gave classical chamber concerts at St. Martin's Hall, at which many famous artists appeared as soloists, including Henri Ernst, Sterndale Bennett, Max Pauer and others. He retired through ill health in 1880. D. London, Aug. 8, 1885.
3WIRTH, EMMANUEL, Bohemian violinist, b. Luditz, Oct. 18, 1842. Studied under Kittl and Mildner at the Prague Conservatory and became concertmaster at the Opera and professor at the Conservatory in Rotterdam. Afterwards he succeeded Rappoldi as violinist of the Joachim Quartet and teacher at the Berlin Hochschule, giving trio concerts with Barth and Hausmann. He retired in 1910.
5WITEK, ANTON, Bohemian violinist, b. Saaz, Jan. 7, 1872. Studied under Bennewitz at the Prague Conservatory and became concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1894, remaining with this organization until 1909 when he accepted the same position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Witek toured Europe many times with great success, and created a sensation at Berlin in 1895 by playing the Beethoven, Brahms and Paganini Concertos in a single evening. He also was the first to play the newly found A Major Concerto of Mozart in public.
7WOLDEMAR, MICHAEL, French violinist, b. Orléans, Sept. 17, 1750. Studied under Lolli and became the head of a wandering troupe of artists who later settled at Clermont Ferrand. Like his master, Lolli, Woldemar added a fifth string (low C in the bass) to his violin, and composed a concerto for this instrument, called the "violin-alto." He also edited Leopold Mozart's Violin Method, adding a scale fugue; also Locatelli's Labyrinth. D. Clermont Ferrand, January, 1816.
9WOLFF, JOHANNES, Dutch violinist, b. The Hague, May 12, 1863. Studied under Wirth at Rotterdam and under Massart at the Paris Conservatory, where he won first prize for violin playing. Made numerous successful tours of Great Britain and the Continent, also visiting the United States in company with Josef Hollman, the eminent cellist. He also taught for many years at the Guildhall School of Music in London, and has been decorated with many prize orders and medals.
11Wood, HAYDN, English violinist and composer, b. Slaithwaite, 1882. Studied under his brother and also under Fernandez Arbos and César Thomson at Brussels. Has made numerous successful tours of Great Britain and Canada, being equally successful as a composer for both violin and orchestra, winning prizes both for his playing and his compositions. Wood appears to be one of the coming English musicians.
13WRANGELL, LUDWIG HEINRICH, Norwegian violinist and composer, b. Christiania, Oct. 15, 1872. Studied under Gudbrand Bohn at Lindeman's Music School and with Bargheer at Hamburg. Appeared as soloist with orchestras throughout Scandinavia and came to Milwaukee in 1908, founding his own school in 1913. Compositions include many original solo pieces and études.
15YOUNG, WILLIAM, English violinist and composer, b. about 1625. Outside of the fact that he became a violinist in the King's Band, information regarding his career is extremely vague. His compositions include twenty-one sonatas for three violins, viola and bass. D. 1672.
17YSAÏE, EUGÈNE, Belgian violinist and composer, b. Liége, July 16, 1858. Studied under Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps and Massart. Became concertmaster of Bilse's Orchestra at Berlin in 1880 and professor of violin at the Brussels Conservatory in 1886. Made numerous successful tours of Europe and came to the United States first in 1894, touring the entire country since many times with the greatest success. In 1918, M. Ysaïe became conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and head of the violin department at the Conservatory, recently resigning in order to return to Europe. As a violinist, Ysaïe is one of the greatest of all time, possessing a faultless technique, a sympathetic, broad and sonorous tone, coupled to a conception of the noblest character, and a profound appreciation of the composer's intent. He is without question the dean of the contemporary school of great artists.
19YUSSUPOFF, PRINCE NICOLAI, Russian violinist, composer and musicologist, b. St. Petersburg in 1827. Studied under Vieuxtemps and maintained a private orchestra in his palace. Compositions include "Concerto Symphonique" and other light pieces. He also wrote a book on violin making entitled Luthomonographie historique et raisonnée which he dedicated to Charles de Beriot. D. Petrograd, Aug. 3, 1891.
21ZACHAREVITCH, MICHAEL, Russian violin-
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