Franz Amon
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Franz Amon was the lead violinist and concertmaster of dance orchestra of Johann Strauss I.[1]
As the elder Strauss was against a musical career for his sons, Amon was contracted secretly by Anna Strauss to teach her son Johann Strauss II, to play the violin.[1] [2]
References
- ^ a b Greene, David Mason (1985). Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers. Ohio, USA: Reproducing Piano Roll Foundation. p. 1348. ISBN 9780385142786.
- ^ Cruise, Bernadette (9 January 1994). "The Strauss boys had to support mother and family". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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