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unusual facts about Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr.



Franz Kneisel

After graduating from the Bucharest Conservatory in 1879 he went to Vienna, where he continued his studies with Jakob Grün and Joseph Hellmesberger until 1882; he made his solo début in Vienna at the end of that year.

Joseph Hellmesberger

Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr. (1855–1907), his son, Austrian composer, violinist and conductor

Ludwig Manoly

At the Vienna Conservatory, he studied double bass with Franz Simandl; harmony, counterpoint, and composition with Anton Bruckner; and conducting with Joseph Hellmesberger.


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