Tag: George Bridgetower

  • George Bridgetower, the original dedicatee of the “Kreutzer” Sonata, was a charismatic prodigy but faded into history.

  • Poet’s Muse: A Footnote to Beethoven The New York Times 2009-04-02 Felicia R. Lee Haydn almost certainly encountered him as a child in a Hungarian castle, where the boy’s father was a servant and Haydn was the director of music, and Thomas Jefferson saw him performing in Paris in 1789: a 9-year-old biracial violin prodigy…

  • In Search of the Black Mozart BBC Radio 4 2015-07-19 and 2015-07-26 Sarah Taylor, Producer Historian Steve Martin and Double Bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku Chi-chi Nwanoku has spent her career travelling and performing in concert halls the world over as the principal double bassist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. More recently, she’s been…

  • Bridgetower – Black Musicians and British Culture, 1807-2007 Gresham College 2007-07-02 Mike Phillips, Professor of Music Gresham College George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower, the son of an Abyssinian slave, was hailed as a musical prodigy in the eighteenth century. Taught by Haydn, his appearance at the court in Windsor to play in front of George III…

  • The 2012 Lorraine W. Frank Lecture & Humanities Awards: Featuring Rita Dove Arizona Humanities Council Tempe Mission Palms 60E. 5th Street Tempe, Arizona 85281 2012-04-12 Free & Open to the Public In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Arizona Humanities Council is proud to present Rita Dove as the keynote speaker for the 2012 Lorraine…

  • In a book-length lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, a much celebrated poet re-creates the life of a nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist.