Wilm, Nikolay
(1834–1911)
Wilm, Nikolay von (3–4–1834, Riga; 2–20–1911, Wiesbaden). Comp., pianist, and cond. Studied at the Leipzig Cons. (1851–56), then returned to Riga (1857), where he was assistant cond. at the municipal theater. Settled in P. in 1860 and, with the recommendation of Henselt, taught pf and theory at the Imperial Nikolayevskiy Institute. Returned to Germany in 1875, living mainly in Dresden and Wiesbaden. Comp. over 250 works, the best known of which are for chamber ensembles. Works: much ch. mus…