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May 17, 2023 · Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg on 7 May 1833. His father was Johann Jakob Brahms who earned a living playing the double bass, first in more humble theatre orchestras and then as a member of the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Mark Cartwright
Johannes Brahms was born on May 7th 1833 in Hamburg, Germany. His father Johann Jakob, a double bass player in the Hamburg city orchestra, taught Johannes piano from the age of seven. With additional tutoring by Otto Cassel and Eduard Marxsen, Brahms’ talent on the piano developed quickly.
Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833–3 April 1897) was a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. In his lifetime, Brahms’s popularity and influence were considerable.
Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833, the son of Johann Jakob and Christina Nissen Brahms. His father, an innkeeper and a musician of moderate ability, taught him to play violin and piano.
Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany. Died: April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria. Eduard Marxsen, who taught the young Brahms, heard of Mendelssohn’s death in 1847 and said: ‘A master of the art is gone; a greater one arises in Brahms,’ a remarkably accurate prediction to make about a 14-year-old student.
Jan 6, 2015 · Born: 07-05-1833, Hamburg, Germany. Died: 03-04-1897 Vienna, Austria. Buried: Central cemetery, Vienna, Austria. Grave 32A-26. Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. In his lifetime, Brahms’s popularity and influence were considerable.
Johannes Brahms was born on May 7, 1833 in Hamburg, Germany. His parents were married three years earlier when Brahms’s father, Johann Jakob, was twenty-four years old and his bride was forty-one. Together they raised three children: Elise, Johannes, and Friedrich.
