Joseph Jacob (cellist)

Joseph Jacob (fl. 1897) was a Belgian cellist who taught at the Ghent Conservatory[1] and played in the Ysaÿe Quartet from 1886.

Jacob's students included Rosario Bourdon.[1]

As a member of the Ysaÿe Quartet, he premiered Claude Debussy's String Quartet on December 29, 1893.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981)
  2. ↑ Claude A. Debussy, 1er Quatuor pour 2 Violons, Alto et Violincelle: Arrangement a 4 mains (Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1893)


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