Ferdinand Laub
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Violin
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ist and composer
Composer
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Laub was born in Prague
Prague
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. Due to the influence of his father Erasmus Laub (1794-1865), Ferdinand's first public appearance happened when he was 6 years old. At the age of 10 he had his own concert in Stavovské divadlo
Estates Theatre
The Estates Theatre or Stavovské divadlo is a historic theatre in Prague, Czech Republic. The Estates Theatre was annexed to the National Theatre in 1948 and currently draws on three artistic ensembles, opera, ballet, and drama, which perform at the Estates Theatre, the National Theatre , and the...
(a theater in Prague). From 1843-46 he studied at the conservatory in Prague. Laub started his career as a virtuoso in Vienna
Vienna
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, at the imperial court. In 1850 he traveled across Europe with a string of exhibitions. He stayed for a longer time in Weimar
Weimar
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and Berlin
Berlin
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(1855-62 as professor at the Stern Conservatory
Stern conservatory
The Stern Conservatory was a private music school in Berlin with many notable tutors and alumni.-History:It was originally founded in 1850 as the Berliner Musikschule by Julius Stern, Theodor Kullak and Adolf Bernhard Marx. Kullak withdrew from the conservatory in 1855 in order to create a new...
). From 1866-74 he was professor of violin studies at the Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
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Laub was a well-admired violinist, winning awards all over Europe; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
called him "the best violinist of our time". He was the first violinist in the premiere performances of both Tchaikovsky's First
String Quartet No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
String Quartet No. 1 in D major was the first of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's three string quartets, and his Opus 11.The quartet has 4 movements:# Moderato e semplice # Andante cantabile...
and Second
String Quartet No. 2 (Tchaikovsky)
The String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was composed between December 1873 and January 1874....
String Quartets, and the posthumous dedicatee of the Third
String Quartet No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)
The String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was composed in 1876, and is the last of his three String Quartets. It was written as a memorial for Ferdinand Laub....
of 1876.
In 1874, lung disease forced him to stop working. He was succeeded at Moscow Conservatory by Jan Hřímalý
Jan Hřímalý
Jan Hřímalý Jan Hřímalý Jan Hřímalý (also seen as Ivan Voitsekhovich Grzhimali (Иван Войцехович Гржимали (13 April 1844 – 11/24 January 1915) was an influential Czech violinist and teacher, who was associated with the Moscow Conservatory for 46 years 1869-1915....
. Laub died on the way to a spa in Meran, in Gries
Gries
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near Bolzano. He is interred at Vyšehrad Cemetery
Vyšehrad cemetery
Established in 1869 on the grounds of Vyšehrad Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, the Vyšehrad cemetery is the final resting place of many composers, artists, sculptors, writers, and those from the world of science and politics...
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His son Váša Laub (1857-1911) was a violinist and composer.
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