Kruse, Johann(es) Secundus
(1859–1927)> VIOLINIST
Kruse, Johann Secundus (Johannes)Kruse, Johann Secundus JohannesJohann Secundus Johannes Kruse (* Melbourne, 1859; † Nov. 1927), violinist. Born of German parents, he was a child prodigy, playing at the front desk of the Philharmonic Society concerts at Melbourne at the age of nine, then as a soloist at the Metropolitan Liedertafel concerts. With funds raised through the Liedertafel, he went to Berlin in 1875 and studied with Joseph Joachim. He was principal violin in the Berlin Philharmonic…