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Joseph Böhm (; 4 April 1795 – 28 March 1876) was a Hungarian
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ist and a director of the Vienna Conservatory.


Life

He was born in Pest, to a Jewish family. He was taught by his father and by Pierre Rode. His brother Franz Böhm (1788–1846), the maternal grandfather of the mathematician
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, was also a well-known violinist and soloist in the Russian empire. He made his
Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
debut in 1816, playing works by Rodolphe Kreutzer and Franz Weiss. He afterwards toured Italy, Germany, and France. On 1 June 1819 he was appointed to be a professor at the Vienna Conservatory, the first violin professor there. He was professor from 1819 to 1848. His many students included Jenő Hubay, Joseph Joachim, Eduard Reményi, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst,
Jakob Dont Jakob Dont (March 2, 1815 – November 17, 1888) was an Austrian violinist, composer, and teacher. He was born and died in Vienna. His father Valentin Dont was a noted cellist. Jakob was a student of Josef Böhm (1795–1876) and of Georg Hellm ...
, Georg Hellmesberger, Sr., Jakob Grün and Sigismund Bachrich. He was quite involved in
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. In 1816, he arranged concerts dedicated to the
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s of
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,
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and
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. He also collaborated with Carl Maria von Bocklet. In 1821, he participated in a string quartet, consisting of fellow violinist Karl Holz, violist Franz Weiss, and
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Joseph Linke. He had a working relationship with
Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...
, being a member of the
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which premiered Beethoven's 12th String Quartet. On 7 May 1824 he played in the orchestra for the premiere of
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. Cook, Nicholas (1993). Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. . P. 22 He died in Vienna at the age of 80.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boehm, Joseph 1795 births 1876 deaths 19th-century classical violinists Composers from the Austrian Empire Musicians from Austria-Hungary Hungarian Jews Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna People from Pest, Hungary