Arno Hilf

Franz Arno Hilf (14 March 1858 – 2 August 1909) was a German violin virtuoso.

At Leipzig Conservatory he studied from 1872 to 1876 with Ferdinand David, Engelbert Röntgen and Henry Schradieck.

From 1878 to 1885 he was second violinist in the quartet of the Russian Music Society[1] and from 1880 until 1915 in the Hřímalý Quartett in Moscow.

From 1889 to 1891 he was concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and at the same time Primarius[3] (Quellenkataloge zur Musikgeschichte.

Among his students were Walter Bach, Clemens Meyer, Gabriel del Orbe, Heinrich Schachtebeck, Gustav Schmidt and Hans Stieber.