A virtuoso violinist and composer, Camillo Sivori was born on this day in 1815 in Genoa. Sivori met Paganini when he was seven years old and

  Born in Marseille in 1902, Zino Francescatti's life spanned almost the entirety of the twentieth century. He made his public debut aged 10, playing the

  Originally written for two double basses, Bottesini's Grand Duo Concertante was arranged for violin and double bass by Camillo Sivori. Augustin and Foley play the last

Italian violin virtuoso and composer Camillo Sivori died on this day in 1894. He is remembered in history as Niccolo Paganini's only student.