Nikolaus Kraft
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Nikolaus Kraft was a Czech cellist and composer (six cello concertos). He was the son of Antonín Kraft
, under whom he first studied. He then trained under Jean-Louis Duport
(1801). He was the soloist for the premiere of Beethoven's Triple Concerto
and played alongside Mozart and Anton Teyber
on 12 April 1789 at Dresden on Mozart's Berlin journey
.
Antonín Kraft
Antonín Kraft was an Czech cellist and composer. He was a close friend of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven....
, under whom he first studied. He then trained under Jean-Louis Duport
Jean-Louis Duport
Jean-Louis Duport , sometimes known as Duport the Younger to distinguish him from his older brother Jean-Pierre , was a cellist....
(1801). He was the soloist for the premiere of Beethoven's Triple Concerto
Triple Concerto (Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op. 56, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1803 and later published in 1804 under Breitkopf & Hartel. The choice of the three solo instruments effectively makes this a concerto for piano trio and the...
and played alongside Mozart and Anton Teyber
Anton Teyber
Anton Teyber , was an Austrian organist, Kapellmeister and composer.Anton Teyber was born and died in Vienna. His brother was Franz Teyber. He taught the children of the Holy Roman Emperor before working as a composer to the Dresden opera and Vienna court. He is notable for his two 'Concertos for...
on 12 April 1789 at Dresden on Mozart's Berlin journey
Mozart's Berlin journey
One of the longest adulthood journeys of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a visit, beginning in Spring 1789, to a series of cities lying northward of his adopted home in Vienna: Prague, Leipzig, Dresden, and Berlin.-Departure:...
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