Hrimaly, Johann (Jan)
Hrimaly, Johann (Jan)
Hrimaly, Johann (Jan), celebrated Czech violinist and teacher, brother of Adalbert (Vojtëch) and uncle of Otakar Hrimaly; b. Pilsen, April 13, 1844; d. Moscow, Jan. 24, 1915. He studied at the Prague Cons. At the age of 24 he went to Moscow, where he became a prof, of violin at the Cons. (1874). He remained in Moscow for 40 years until his death, and was regarded there as a great teacher; 2 generations of Russian violinists studied under him. He also organized a string quartet in Moscow. He publ. Tonleiterstudien und Übungen in Doppelgriffen für die Violine (Prague, 1895).
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