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{{short description|Austrian violinist, conductor and composer}}
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'''Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.''' (3 November 1828{{spaced ndash}}24 October 1893) was an [[Austria]]n [[violin]]ist, [[conducting|conductor]], and [[composer]].
Born in [[Vienna]], he was the son of musician and [[pedagogue]], [[Georg Hellmesberger Sr.]] (1800–1873), and was taught violin by his father at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna|Vienna Conservatory]]. Hellmesberger hails from a family of notable musicians including: brother, [[Georg Hellmesberger, Jr.|Georg Jr.]] (1830–1852); son, [[Joseph Hellmesberger Jr.|Joseph Jr.]] (1855–1907); and son [[Ferdinand Hellmesberger|Ferdinand]] (1863–1940).
In 1851, Hellmesberger became violin professor at the Vienna Conservatory, artistic director and conductor of the [[Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde]] concerts as well as director of the Vienna Conservatory. After the division of the two roles in 1859, he remained director of the Conservatory, while [[Johann Herbeck]] became conductor of the concerts. He was professor until 1877, but continued on as director until his death in [[Vienna]].
In 1860 he became [[concertmaster]] of the Court Opera orchestra and took on various other positions in Vienna's music life.
Hellmesberger founded the [[Hellmesberger Quartet]] in 1849. Later his son, Joseph Jr., joined playing second violin. He surrendered leadership and the first chair to Joseph Jr. in 1887.
==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061111040956/http://www.tribalsmile.com/music/article_192.shtml Josef Hellmesberger Sr. biography] at the ''Tribal Smile Music Encyclopedia''
*[http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.encyclop.h/h455670.htm Josef Hellmesberger Sr. biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121230072238/http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.encyclop.h/h455670.htm |date=2012-12-30 }} at ''[[aeiou Encyclopedia]]''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110531194856/http://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ml/musik_H/Hellmesberger-Quartett.xml Hellmesberger family biographies]
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