Polish violinist Henryk (Henri) Wieniawski toured the USA with Anton Rubinstein at the beginning of the 1870s and gave 215 concerts in just the first eight months there – an enormous and exhausting undertaking. Having returned to Europe, he took over violin teaching from Henri Vieuxtemps at the Brussels Conservatoire before returning to touring as a virtuoso performer. The strains of many years on tour took their toll, however: from 1874-1877 the musician became increasingly unwell and died in M...