Metadata: Henryk and Joseph Wieniawski archives
Collection
- Country:
- Belgium
- Holding institution:
- Royal Conservatory of Brussels
- Holding institution (official language):
- Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
- Postal address:
- Rue de la Régence 30 / Regentschapsstraat 30, 1000 Bruxelles
- Phone number:
- +32 (0)2 511 04 27
- Web address:
- http://www.conservatoire.be/crb_leconservatoire_bib
- Email:
- info@conservatoire.be
- Reference number:
- RCB-Brussels-FW
- Title:
- Henryk and Joseph Wieniawski archives
- Title (official language):
- Fonds Henryk et Joseph Wieniawski
- Creator/accumulator:
- Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles; Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium te Brussel
- Date(s):
- 1834/1912
- Extent:
- 1 linear metre
- Scope and content:
- This fonds mainly consists of printed and hand written sheet music that once belonged to the Wieniawski brothers. Henri Wieniawski (1834-1880) lectured at the Conservatoire. His brother Joseph (1837-1912), a pianist and composer, was also a professor there.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles (Royal Conservatory of Brussels) is, with that of Liège, one of the oldest state conservatories in Belgium. The conservatories of Ghent, Antwerp and Mons were created respectively in 1871, 1898 and 1948. In the 1930s the Conservatory of Brussels had nearly 600 students. In 1876 it relocated to the rue de la Régence. In 1966 the Conservatory was divided into two parts, one French-speaking, the other Dutch-speaking, each with its own director, secretariat and administration. (E. Vandewoude, Inventaris van het archief van het Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium te Brussel (1832-1834, 1876-1931), T 297, Bruxelles, ARA-AGR, 1995.)
- Access points: persons/families:
- Wieniawski, Henri
- Wieniawski, Joseph
- Finding aids:
- A database exists for this fonds.
- Yerusha Network member:
- State Archives of Belgium