| Variations of Name | Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe | Eugene Ysaye |
| Biography | Eugène Ysaÿe was a Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor.
Ysaÿe was the principal violin of the Benjamin Bilse beer-hall orchestra, which later developed into the Berlin Philharmonic. Many musicians of note and influence came regularly to hear this orchestra and Ysaÿe in particular, among whom figured Joseph Joachim, Franz Liszt, Clara Schumann, and Anton Rubinstein, who asked that Ysaÿe be released from his contract to accompany him on tour.
In 1886, he established the Ysaÿe Quartet, which premiered Debussy's String Quartet. |