Karl Davydov
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Russian composer (1838–1889)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1838
- Died
- 1889
- Works
- 1
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 628
- Total plays
- 1,576
Tags
romantic period
Karl Juljewitsch Davydov (Russian: Карл Юльевич Давыдов), (15 March [O.S. 3 March] 1838 - 26 February [O.S. 14 February] 1889) was a Russian cellist of great renown during his time, and described by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the "tsar of cellists". In his youth he studied mathematics at St. Petersburg University, and then pursued a career as a composer, studying with Moritz Hauptmann at the Leipzig Conservatory. He became a full-time cellist in 1850 while continuing to compose in his spare ti
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Kuldīga
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Sibling
- August Davidov
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Student of
- Moritz Hauptmann
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Davidov-Karl.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1838-03-05
- date of death
- 1889-02-13
- place of burial
- Vvedenskoye Cemetery
- relative
- Alexei Davidov
- Commons category
- Karl Davydov
- student
- Hanuš Wihan
- P8168
- Coimbra Airport
Sources (1)
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Karl Davydov, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana