Carl or Karl Heissler was an Austria

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Biography

He was studying with Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr.

Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr.

Josef Hellmesberger, Sr. was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer.Born in Vienna, he was the son of musician and pedagogue, Georg Hellmesberger, Sr. , was taught violin by his father at the Vienna Conservatoire. Hellmesberger hails from a family of notable musicians including: brother,...

, Matthias Durst and Joseph Böhm at the Academy of the Vienna music friends Society. In 1841 he entered the orchestra of the Vienna Opera and from 1843, he was also member of the Orchestra of the Imperial Court.
From 1849, he played as second Violinin in the Leopold Jansa Quartet. Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr.

Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr.

Josef “Pepi” Hellmesberger, Jr. was an Austrian composer, violinist and conductor.Hellmesberger was son of violinist and conductor Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr. , who was his first teacher. Among his family of notable musicians include: grandfather, Georg, Sr. ; uncle, Georg, Jr...

, the son of his professor founded a Quartet and dismissed Carl Heissler in order to take him in his group. The new group took the name of Hellmesberger Quartet

Hellmesberger Quartet

The Hellmesberger Quartet was a String Quartet formed in Vienna in 1849. It was founded by Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr. and was the first permanent named String Quartet.-Composition:...

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He taught at the Vienna Conservatoire, where his students included Julius Winkler, Arnold Rosé

Arnold Rosé

Arnold Josef Rosé was a Romanian-born Austrian Jewish violinist. He was leader of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for over half a century. He worked closely with Brahms. Gustav Mahler was his brother-in-law...

, Hans Wessely and Franz Schalk

Franz Schalk

Franz Schalk was an Austrian conductor. From 1918 to 1929 he was director of the Vienna State Opera, a post he held jointly with Richard Strauss from 1919 to 1924. Later, Schalk was involved in the establishment of the Salzburg Festival.-Biography:Schalk was born in Vienna, Austria, where he later...

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He was the first Director of the orchestral association of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde

Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde

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(1869) in Vienna.
His successor was Anton Rubinstein (1871) then Johannes Brahms (1872).