About Nikolaus Kraft
Lived 1778 – 1853 (aged 74–75). Nikolaus Kraft was a composer, cellist and musician.
Nikolaus Kraft (14 December 1778, Eszterháza, Hungary – 18 May 1853, Cheb Antonín Kraft, under whom he first studied. He then trained under Jean-Louis Duport. He claimed to have been the soloist for the premiere of Beethoven's Triple Concerto and played alongside Mozart and Anton Teyber on 12 April 1789 at Dresden on Mozart's Berlin journey.
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Who was Nikolaus Kraft?
Czech composer and violoncellist
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Nikolaus Kraft was born on 14 December 1778 in Eszterházy Palace.
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Nikolaus Kraft died in 1853 in Vienna, Cheb.
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Nikolaus Kraft was a composer, cellist and musician.
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