von Wilm, Nicolai 03/04/1834 - 02/19/1911

Nicolai von Wilm was raised in Riga (now Latvia) in a home by parents (the royal court solicitor Jakob Heinrich von Wilm and Johanna Charlotte nee Stieda) who loved music. His parents also provided him initial music education. He attended from 1851 until 1856 the ''Leipzig Conservatory'' at which he successfully completed studies. He composed more than 250 works including the only existing nonett for string instruments.