- Leopold Jansa
Leopold Jansa (
23 March 1795 –25 January 1875 ) was aBohemia nviolin ist,composer , andteacher .He was born in
Ústí nad Orlicí and died inVienna . He took violin lessons as a child in his home town. He completed his education inBrünn . In 1817 he came to Vienna to studylaw . However, he soon took up composition lessons withJan Václav Voříšek andEmanuel Förster .He was a member of the
Braunschweig orchestra in 1823, while in 1824 he joined the Vienna Court Orchestra. In 1834, he became music director and professor atUniversity of Vienna . From 1834 to 1850, he participated in variousString quartet s. He took over fromIgnaz Schuppanzigh , with Karl Holz (second violin), andJoseph Linke (cello), addingKarl Traugott Queisser (viola). From 1845 to 1848 he directed quartet soirées at the hall of theGesellschaft der Musikfreunde . In 1847-48 he taught violin at the Vienna Conservatory.He lost his positions in Vienna as a result of his participation in a
London concert in favour of theHungarian Revolution of 1848 . He stayed in London as a music teacher, until 1868 when he was amnestied and returned to Vienna. He resumed his previous duties in 1871.Among his students was
Wilma Neruda , later known as Lady Hallé, andKarl Goldmark .He composed
chamber music and violin works.References
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/leopold-jansa?cat=entertainment Biography] from The Concise Grove Dictionary of Music.
* [http://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_J/Jansa_Leopold.xml Biography] from musiklexikon.ac.at
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