Veracini, Francesco Maria, born 1684, died 1759; in his time a noted player and composer; lived in Italy, England, and Dresden; greatly influenced Tartini’s development. Some of his sonatas are published in G. Jensen’s “Classische Violin Musik”.
Vieuxtemps, Henri, born Feb. 20th 1820, at Vienna, died June 6th 1881, at Algiers; pupil of de Bériot. He visited Germany, England, France and Russia; was named virtuoso in chamber music to the Russian Court in 1846, resided in St. Petersburg until 1852, then travelled and visited America, living subsequently in Frankfort, Paris and Brussels.
Viotti, Giov. Battista, born May 23rd 1753, at Fontanelle, died March 13th 1824, in London; pupil of Pugnani; after Corelli and Torelli, the greatest Italian violinist of the last century. He made extended concert tours, as teacher practising chiefly in Paris, where he also conducted the Grand Opéra for a brief period.
Walter, Benno, born June 17th 1847, at Munich; leader in the Court orchestra there, and teacher at the Music School.
Wasielewski, Joseph W. von, born 1822, at Gross-Leesen, near Dantzic. He was educated at the Leipsic Conservatorium, where he entered the Gewandhaus orchestra; then, after becoming leader at Dusseldorf, and conductor at Bonn, settled at Sondershausen. He has made himself known also as a writer on musical subjects, through his biography of Schumann, “The violin and its masters”, “The violoncello and its history”, &c. Died 1896.
Weber, Miroslaw, born Nov. 9th 1854, at Prague; was member of the Sondershausen Court orchestra, leader and opera conductor at Darmstadt, and afterwards in the like capacity at Wiesbaden Court theatre.
Wieniawski, Henry, born July 10th 1835, at Lublin, died April 2nd 1880, at Moscow; pupil of Massart. In 1860 he was entitled Imperial Russian Kammervirtuoso, taught for five years in St. Petersburg Conservatoire, travelled a few years in America, then succeeded to Vieuxtemps’ duties at Brussels, went again on tour, dying in Moscow of heart disease.
Wilhelmj, Aug. Emil Dan. Ferd., born Sept. 21st 1845, at Usingen (Nassau); pupil of David; undertook his first concert tour in 1865, in Switzerland. In the following years he visited Holland, England, &c., afterwards living near Wiesbaden, Blasewitz, and (1894) London.
Wipplinger, Paul Carl, born July 7th 1824, at Halle; was leader at Aix, and since 1860 at Cassel.
Wolff, Heinr., born Jan. 1st 1813, at Frankfort; since 1838 leader there. Was also a talented composer.