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Wilma Neruda

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Wilma Norman-Neruda
Wilma Norman-Neruda

Wilma Neruda, Lady Hallé, (March 21, 1838 in Brno MoraviaApril 15, 1911 in Berlin) was a Czech violinist. She made her first public appearance as a violinist in Vienna at the age of seven, playing one of Bach's Violin Sonatas.

James Scott Skinner wrote a tune titled "Madame Neruda" in her honor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of Holmes and Watson attending one of her concerts. [1]