Johannes Brahms was born on May 7, 1833 in Hamburg, Germany, into a family of professional musicians. He lived a very poor childhood. His father was a double bass player. He learned piano from his father at the age of 7. He performed in a waterside bar at the age of 10. At the age of 15, he held a solo concert and began composing music. At this time, he wrote a lot of music. Salon music works, including a variety of dance music, marches and orchestral arrangements, etc. When he was twenty, he played Beethoven's concerto on a semi-bass piano and raised each note by a semitone on the spot. The experiment of transposing attracted the attention of 21-year-old Joseph Joachim, chief musician of the Harnova Orchestra. ), the two became friends, and Brahms wrote the only violin concerto in his life for Joachim. Joachim lamented that Brahms' talent was "as pure as a gem and as soft as snow." On the recommendation of Joachim, Brahms defected to Liszt in Weimar. However, Brahms was extremely disgusted with Liszt's fancy music style. Later, he approached the Schumanns of Dusseldorf with a letter of recommendation and received appreciation and support. was pushed into the music scene. He arrived in Vienna in 1862 and began to write symphonies after full preparation. He completed the Symphony No. 1 in C minor in 1876, the Symphony No. 2 in D major in 1877, and the Symphony No. 3 in F major in 1883. It was completed in 1885. Symphony No. 4 in E minor. In addition to the four immortal symphonies, there are also many non-symphonic works with strong Brahms characteristics. In the 1860s, he settled in Vienna, taking this European music center as his second hometown. He died in Vienna on April 3, 1897. All ships in the Port of Hamburg sounded their whistles and flew flags at half-mast.