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Violinist & Composer Ferdinand David Was Born On This Day in 1810 [ON-THIS-DAY]

By The Violin Channel

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German violin virtuoso and composer Ferdinand David was born on this day in 1810

German violin virtuoso and composer Ferdinand David was born on this day in 1810.

A student of Louis Spohr, he served as Concertmaster of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - and held a prominent teaching position on faculty at the Leipzig Conservatorium.

He is remembered in history for having given the premiere performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor Op. 64.

VC ARTIST RAY CHEN | MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR OP. 64 | KENT NAGANO & THE GOTHENBURG SYMPHONY | 2015

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