Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis
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Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis was a German violinist. He became professor of violin at Prague Conservatory and was important in the musical life of Prague.
Violinist Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis, with his brother, pianist Johann Peter Pixis. c. 1800.
Giovanni Battista Viotti
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Giovanni Battista Viotti was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of Fr
Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis
…until 1800, his father took him and his brother Johann Peter on tours playing in German cities. During his stay in Hamburg in 1798 he had lessons with Giovanni Battista Viotti. They later toured in Poland and Russia. Eventually the father settled in Vienna, where the two brothers had lessons with Johann Georg Albrechtsberger…
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Viotti by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1805