Gustav Hollaender (15 February 1855 – 4 December 1915) was a German

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ist,

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and teacher.

Life and career

Hollaender was born in Leobschütz (Upper Silesia), the son of a doctor and also the eldest brother of the writer Felix Hollaender and composer Viktor Hollaender. His musical talents were discovered at an early age. Hollaender attended the Leipzig Conservatory of Music at the age of twelve, where he studied with

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. Later, he went to Berlin and studied with

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(composition) at the Royal Music Academy. In Berlin, Hollaender became a member of the Royal Orchestra, as well as a violin teacher at the Berliner Musikschule (also known as the

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Institute, later the

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). He established his reputation as a violinist in Germany by organizing chamber music evenings at the

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in Berlin with Dr. Hans Bischoft, Hermann Jacobowsky,

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, and

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, and making frequent concert tours throughout the country. After a major concert tour, which Hollaender undertook with Carlotta Patti, Theodore Ritter and

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through Austria, he went to Cologne in 1881 to serve as concertmaster of the Gürzenich Orchestra and a violin teacher at the local conservatory. In Cologne, he organized a string quartet with

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(second violin), Joseph Schwartz (viola) and Friedrich Grützmacher Jr. (cello), touring Germany, Belgium, England, Italy and Denmark. In 1893, Hollaender was given the title of Royal Professor. Around 1895, he took over the

of Berlin as an owner and director. He died in

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. Hollaender composed works for the violin, including concerti and a sonata. He was the uncle of the film composer

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Legacy

Starting in 1900, at its 50th anniversary, the Stern Conversatory began awarding the Gustav Hollaender Medal to outstanding students. Recipients include

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, Max Donner,

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, and

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. Hollaender's students include Hans Bassermann, Max Donner,

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, Paul Elgers, and Else Streit.

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* 1855 births 1915 deaths 19th-century German musicians 19th-century German male musicians German male classical violinists People from Głubczyce Musicians from the Province of Silesia Concertmasters Players of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne {{Germany-conductor-stub