Joachim was borne in Kittsee, Austria, in 1831. At the age of seven, he received his first morsel of performing--it was a public performance in Budapest. From 1841 to 1843, he studied in Vienna. In 1843, in Leipzig, he took instruction under the German composer, Felix Mendelssohn. Joachim was concertmaster and solo violinist to George V, king of Hannover. Further, he was head of the music school in the Royal Academy of Arts, Berlin. He was the first major virtuoso performer whose repertory included many works of other composers, bothe past and contemporary, and not restricted to his own compositions. Robert Schumann had profound influence over Joachim. His best known work is the Hungarian Concerto for Violin, op. 11. Joachim died in 1907.