George Bridgetower
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 164 years ago |
Date of birth | October 11,1778 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Biala Podlaska |
Poland | |
Date of died | February 29,1860 |
Died | Peckham |
Education | Trinity Hall Cambridge |
Place of burial | Kensal Green Cemetery, London, United Kingdom |
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ID | 700540 |
George Bridgetower Life story
George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in England for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata after they presented its premiere performance.