Emanuel Wirth
Emanuel Wirth, photography by Ferdinand Schmutzer
Emanuel Wirth (born October 18, 1842 in Luditz ; † January 5, 1923 in Berlin ) was a German violinist .
Life
As assistant to Joseph Joachim at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin , Wirth taught violin and viola . August Wilhelmj called him the best violin teacher of his generation. His students include Albert Stoessel and Edmund Severn .
In addition, he played the viola for almost 30 years, from 1877 to 1906, in the Joachim Quartet, which was very successful at the time . It also consisted of Joseph Joachim himself, Robert Hausmann and Heinrich de Ahna , who was replaced by Carl Halir in 1897 . His son Joseph married the youngest daughter of the singer and singing teacher Julius Stockhausen , Julia Wirth b. Stockhausen (1886–1964).
Web links
Commons : Emanuel Wirth - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beatrix Borchard , obituary for a 'Brahms granddaughter': Renate Wirth (October 8, 1920– February 24, 2011) , in: Brahms Studies , Volume 16 (2011), pp. 187f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wirth, Emanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Žlutice |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1923 |
| Place of death | Berlin |