Scan 47
Celebrated violinists, past and present; ("The Strad" library), 1897
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1from the "Nachtlager von Granada." At a third concert he gave "Die Rose" by Spohr.
3About this time the youthful violinist heard Theresa Milanollo, who in 1853-4 appeared in Hamburg. To her Schradieck was introduced, before her he played, and on the 25th January, 1854, she wrote of him that he possessed a beautiful talent and all possible natural inclination for the career of an artist. But her interest was not confined to writing pretty things about him, for it took the very practical form of paying his expenses at the Brussels Conservatoire where he studied under Léonard. There he remained four and a half years, winning in 1857 the second and a year later the first prize of the institution. In this latter year he returned to Hamburg. From that time he frequently performed in public, his efforts being everywhere described as "extraordinary," "wonderful" and so forth. Nevertheless his father kept him at work in Hamburg for the next few years so that his reputation outside that town had but little chance of increasing. But at length waking up to his responsibilities his father was persuaded to permit his son to go to Leipzig where for two years he was a pupil of the famous Conservatorium and of Ferdinand David in particular, developing his artistic intelligence in a remarkable degree.
5Schradeck received his first appointment in 1863 at Bremen, where he was soloist in the private concerts conducted by Reinthaler. A wealthy merchant from Moscow named Jachunschikoff, who happened to hear him, determined that he should go to Moscow, where he remained four years (1864-68) as teacher of the violin in the music school directed by Nicolaus Rubinstein, and as first violin in the concerts of the Russian Musical Society. But of more importance to him was his acquaintance with Ferdinand Laub from whom he obtained a good deal of instruction though he was never actually his pupil. In July, 1868, Schradieck returned to Hamburg where he succeeded Auer as leader of the famous Philharmonic concerts.
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