Hollander, Gustav

1855-

Eminent violinist; showed a musical inclination at a very early age. Received his first instruction on the violin from his father, a physician of Leobschütz, Upper Silesia. He further pursued his studies under David at the Leipsic Conservatory, then in Berlin under Joachim and Kiel. He appeared with the Berlin Opera Orchestra in 1875, and the same year became a violin teacher in Kullak's Academy of Music. He won recognition while on a tour through Austria with Carlotta Patti and a wider reputation as leader of the Gürzenich orchestral concerts. He was a teacher in the Cologne Conservatory, and when Japha retired as leader of the Cologne string quartet Hollander took the leadership. He filled the post of leader at the opera orchestra in Cologne in 1884, and was also appointed director of the Berlin Stern Conservatory. Hollander has toured Germany, Holland and Belgium as leader of a Hamburg orchestra, and has met with well-deserved success. He has written a number of pieces for the violin and piano.