born June 28, 1831, Kittsee, near Pressburg, Austria-Hungary
died Aug. 15, 1907, Berlin, German Empire
Austro-Hungarian violinist.
A prodigy, he began study as a child in Pest, continuing later in Vienna and Leipzig, where he was associated with Felix Mendelssohn . He was concertmaster at Weimar under Franz Liszt (185052), but their tastes in music diverged radically. He became close to Johannes Brahms , who sought Joachim's advice about his violin concerto. Joachim wrote cadenzas that are still used for a number of concertos. As the longtime head of Berlin's Hochschule (18681905), he developed it into a first-rank conservatory.