Gerald Walenn

Gerald Harman Walenn (19 November 1871 – 27 January 1942) was a British violinist and composer of classical music.

His father, William Henry Walenn, was a scientist and worked for many years at the Patent Office in London.

He continued his violin studies at the Royal Academy of Music under Prosper Sainton and after his death under Emile Sauret.

He made his concert debut at the age of 14 with the Ballade for violin and orchestra, Op.16a by Moritz Moszkowski in the St James's Hall.

[7] In 1917 Walenn moved to Australia to follow a call for the position of a violin teacher at the Elder Conservatorium at Adelaide.

Gerald Walenn, c. 1924
The New South Wales State Conservatorium Quartet: Walenn, Lionel Lawson , Gladstone Bell and Alfred Hill (Photo taken after 1924.)