Jean-Delphin Alard (May 8, 1815 – February 22, 1888) was a French violinist. Alard was born in Bayonne, the son of an amateur violinist. From 1827 … [Read more...]

Johann Anton André (October 6, 1775, Offenbach am Main – April 6, 1842, Offenbach am Main) was a German composer and music publisher. André wrote … [Read more...]

The creator of the first romantic German opera, Carl Maria von Weber was born into a family of musicians. Very early in his life, Weber won a great … [Read more...]

Giuseppe Verdi is considered the greatest among the creators of Italian opera. Beginning with his first triumph with Nabucco, Verdi conquered the … [Read more...]

Francesco Paolo Tosti received most of his music education in his native Ortona, Italy, as well as the conservatory in Naples. Tosti began his music … [Read more...]

A distinguished French flute virtuoso, conductor, composer and teacher, Paul Taffanel was a very impressive music figure in Parisian musical life. … [Read more...]

One of the greatest musicians of all time, Robert Schumann, as a child, displayed enormous talents in music and literature. Schuman's promising career … [Read more...]

One of the greatest and the most popular musicians of all time, Franz Schubert spent his tragically short life in Vienna. Schubert was never able to … [Read more...]

Regarded as the ‘French Mendelssohn’, Camille Saint-Saens started his music studies as a pianist. Even though, Saint-Saens was predicted a great … [Read more...]