Giovanni Battista Viotti
Italian violinist (1755–1824)
Giovanni Battista Viotti (12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London.2
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Born May 12, 1755, died Mar 3, 1824.1
About
He personally knew Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven.
From Wikipedia’s article on Giovanni Battista Viotti, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Théâtre FeydeauFounder10
Career
Occupation: violinist, composer, music interpreter, music teacher, opera director, pianist.5
- 1819 to 1823Director, Paris Opera4
- 1813 to 1817Director, Royal Philharmonic Society4
- Date not recordedFounded Théâtre Feydeau3
Personal life
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