Jessie Grimson

Jessie Grimson (26 November 1873 – 19 October 1954) was a British violinist and violin teacher. In 1913, she was one of the first women to join the Queen's Hall Orchestra, founded in 1895. the daughter of Maria Mary Anne Grimson (née Bonarius; 1848–1896) and her husband, the violinist and violin teacher Samuel Dean Grimson (1842-1922). Jessie was taught first by her father, and later by other tutors including August Wilhelmj, Henry Holmes, and Richard Gompertz at the Royal College of Music. Alongside her, it included Frank Bridge on violin, Ernest Tomlinson on viola, and Edward Mason on cello. They were: Jessie Grimson, Elsie Dudding, Dora Garland, Jessie Stewart, Sybil Maturin, and Rebecca Clarke.

Grimson lived in London until her death, on 19 October 1954.