Italian violinist, composer and pedagogue Giovanni Battista Viotti died on this day in 1824 | He is remembered in history as the teacher of Pierre Rode, Pierre Baillot, Rodolphe Kreutzer and Paganini's mentor, August Duranowski Viotti's contributions to the string repertoire includes 29 Violin Concertos —which are said to have heavily influenced the work of Beethoven Here, VC Artist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Yekwon Sunwoo - 선우예권 perform Viotti’s 22nd Violin Concerto in A minor as part of the

On this day, Beethoven's Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 'Kreutzer' premiered in 1803 | Beethoven’s decision to dedicate the sonata to Rodolphe Kreutzer was made after the sonata had been completed and premiered, the original dedicatee violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven had a falling out | Here violinist Nathan Milstein and pianist Georges Pludermacher perform Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata in 1986, this was the last public recital ever given by Milstein | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/b