Joseph Joachim
Hungarian violinist, composer, and teacher (1831-1907) · Hungary · On the map · Musicians · Died at 76
Joseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher who made an international career, based in Hanover and Berlin. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished violinists of the 19th century.
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Joachim's birth house in Kittsee
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Joachim by John Singer Sargent, 1904
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The famous Joachim Quartet. From left to right: Robert Hausmann (cello), Josef Joachim (1st violin), Emanuel Wirth (viola), and Karel Halíř (2nd violin).
The Joachim Quartet performing in the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin - an engraving based on a painting (currently lost) by Felix Possart, published as a Beilage to the Zeitschrift der Internationalen Musikgesellschaft 4/5 (1903), between pp. 240 and 241.Awards
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Georg SoltiBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Jordi SavallBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
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Isaac SternBoth received Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal