Jakob Moritz Grün (; 13 March 1837 – 1 October 1916) was an Austrian violinist of Hungarian origin. After positions as principal violinist in the court orchestras of

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and

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, he was, from 1868 to 1897,

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of the Vienna Court Opera Orchestra. He taught notable players at the Vienna Conservatory from 1877 to 1908, including 20 future orchestra members, as well as

Carl Flesch Carl Flesch (born Károly Flesch, 9 October 1873 – 14 November 1944) was a Hungarian classical violinist and teacher. Flesch’s compendium ''Scale System'' is a staple of violin pedagogy. Life and career Flesch was born in Moson (now part of ...

and Franz Kneisel.

Life

Born in Pest,

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, Grün received his first music lessons there and then studied violin privately with

Joseph Böhm Joseph Böhm (; 4 April 1795 – 28 March 1876) was a Hungarian violinist 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 ...

in Vienna. He studied music with

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at the Leipziger Conservatorium der Musik. From 1858 to 1861, Grün was principal violinist of the Hofkapelle in

. In 1861,

Joseph Joachim Joseph Joachim (28 June 1831 – 15 August 1907) was a Hungarian Violin, violinist, Conducting, conductor, composer and teacher who made an international career, based in Hanover and Berlin. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely ...

called him to the Hofkapelle zu Hannover, planning for a permanent engagement. When Grün, in 1864, was not granted a permanent position with a pension because he was Jewish, Joachim quit the orchestra in solidarity. Grün remained until 1865, with a title of ''Kammervirtuose'' but without a pension. From 1865, Grün toured as a soloist in Germany, Holland and England for two years. On 1 October 1868 he became second

of the Imperial and Royal Vienna Court Opera Orchestra (later:

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) and remained a member of the orchestra until 1897, while the first concertmaster was Josef Hellmesberger. Grün liked to play solos standing, a tradition he knew from Hungary, though he suffered from stage-fright when playing solo, which impeded his career as a soloist. From 1877 to 1908, he was also a teacher at the Vienna Conservatory and trained an entire generation in the tradition of the Viennese violin school. Twenty of his students would become members of the Philharmonic, including concertmasters and Franz Mairecker, and principal violists Franz Jelinek and Karl Freith. He also taught

, Rosa Hochmann, Franz Kneisel, Hans Wessely and Max Weißgärber. Grün's flat was located in Heugasse 18 (today Prinz-Eugen-Straße) in

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. Adolph Lehmann's allgemeiner Wohnungs-Anzeige
1890, Namenverzeichnis 3. Nachweis. Einwohner von Wien und Umgebung.
(second column, centre). Retrieved 24 February 2021. Grün died in

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near Vienna at the age of 79. His grave is in the

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Awards

* Knight's Cross of the

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* from Romania * Honorary member of the Wiener Tonkünstler-Orchester

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