Wilma Neruda

Lying about the age of a child musician wasn't uncommon; the appearance of being younger made their talents seem more impressive.

Recently, Encyclopedia of Brno History reports the date of birth 29 March 1838, according to her home law document and the record in the parish registry.

She made her first public appearance as a solo violinist in Vienna at the age of seven, playing a violin sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Around the age of 11, Neruda made her solo debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, performing a violin concerto by Charles August de Bériot.

Charles and Lady Hallé toured as a piano and violin duo with great success, in Europe, South Africa and Australia.

The British government gifted Lady Hallé a Palazzo in Asolo, Italy, where she moved to live with her son, Ludvig, who was an alpinist.

One master should only train and develop the flexible, impressionable growth of interpretation, so that the young shoots in the form of impressions may not wander adrift in the ocean of infinity.

Due to Neruda's tremendous success as an international soloist, the subsequent 20th century saw an explosion in the number of female violinists.

Henri Vieuxtemps, Pablo de Sarasate, James Scott Skinner, and Niels Gade dedicated compositions to her, among other composers.

Wieniawski became jealous and attempted to come back onstage to prove he was the superior violinist, but was restrained by some individuals, including a Russian general.

Joachim and Neruda performed Bach's Double Violin Concerto together at a St James' Hall Monday Popular Concert in April 1892.

In A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (himself a violinist) attends a solo performance given by Neruda, where afterwards he raves about her bow control.

Robert W. Eshbach, "Wilhelmine Maria Franziska Norman-Neruda, Lady Hallé, in Die Tonkunst, April 2011, Nr.

Neruda performing with the Joachim Quartet