Joseph Zoellner. Senior

Background

Senior, Joseph Zoellner, was born on February 2, 1862 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Johann and Kathrina Z.

Education

Studied, violin with Lorenzen and Theodore Jacoby, New York, and with Ostermeyer and Hegner, at Aschaffenburg, Germany, and Henri Petri, Dresden.

Career

Musical director Niblo’s Garden, New York, 1884. Head of music schools, Brooklyn, 1882-1903, Stockton, California, 1903-1906. Toured in Russia, 1908-1909.

Head of violin department École Communale, Etterbek, Brussels, Belgium, 1909-1910.

Member Symphony Orchestra, Durant Brussels, 1910-1912. Founder Zoellner String Quartette (father, daughter and two sons), 1904, which has given in America over 2,000 concerts since 1912.

Also played extensively in Europe, Paris, Brussels, London, Berlin, Cologne, Roubaix, Lille, Liège, et cetera Founder (with his children) Zoellner Conservatory of Music, Los Angeles, California, 1922.

Home: 1250 South. Windsor Boulevard, Los Angeles 6, California.

Achievements

• Joseph Zoellner. Senior has been listed as a notable musician. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Symphony Orchestra, Durant Brussels, 1910-1912. Founder Zoellner String Quartette (father, daughter and two sons), 1904, which has given in America over 2,000 concerts since 1912.

Connections

Married Helena Schneider, 1884. Children: Joseph, Antoinette, Amandus.

Father:

Johann Z.

Mother:

Kathrina Z.

Spouse:

Helena Schneider

child:

Joseph Senior

child:

Antoinette Senior

child:

Amandus Senior