Background
Wirth was born in Žlutice (German: Luditz) in western Bohemia.
Wirth was born in Žlutice (German: Luditz) in western Bohemia.
As Joseph Joachim"s assistant at the Hochschule für Musik (Berlin), he taught violin and viola. His students included Albert Stoessel and Edmund Severn. Wirth played viola in the famous string quartet of its time, the Joachim Quartet.
Wirth died in Berlin.