1858. Nicolas Sokoloff (St. Petersburg), 1858 (? 1847). Russian composer of high rank. His string quartett and quintett are noteworthy.
1858. Eugene Ysaye (Liège), 1858. Distinguished violinist and leader of the Ysaye Quartett in Brussels. Has more recently resided in London.
1859. Willy Hess, 1859. Well-known violinist, and leader of the Cologne Quartett, consisting of himself and Herren Körner (second violin), Schwarz (viola), and Grützmacher (’cello), which from 1895 to 1903 played frequently in all the chief German cities. In 1904, when he entered on the duty of violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London, he established the “Willy Hess” Quartett, the other artists being H. Fellowes (second violin), L. Tertis (viola), and H. Withers, ’cello.
1859. W.H. Hadow (Ebrington), 1859. Musical writer of distinction. His work, Studies in Modern Music, occupies a high place among current musical literature. He has also composed among other chamber music a string quartett, a piano trio, two sonatas for piano and violin, and a sonata for piano and viola.
1859. Algernon Ashton (Durham), 1859. Composer of chamber music, who has also written a good deal of music in the larger forms. He has published two quintetts, two quartetts, and three trios for piano and strings, and some ten sonatas for various instruments.
1859. Arthur S. Chappell (London), 1859. Director of the celebrated Monday Popular Chamber Concerts in London, and head of the firm of Chappell & Co.
1860. Felix Woyrsch (Troppau), 1860. Austrian composer whose works are said to be characterised by freshness and energy. He has, among others, written a string and a piano quartett and a violin and piano sonata.
1862. A.S. Arensky (Novgorod), 1862. Russian pianist and composer. Some of his chamber music (Piano Trio in D minor) has been performed recently in London.
1863. Miss Fanny Davies (Guernsey). Eminent pianist, who has taken part in most of the important chamber music concerts in England. Miss Davies was a pupil of Madame Schumann.
1863. Arnold J. Rosé (Vienna), 1863. Solo violinist and leader of the well-known Rosé Quartett.