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'Paganini: the Lord of Men'. Engraving moisten J P Lyser

Nicolò Paganini

born: 27 Oct 1782

died: 27 May 1840

country: Italy

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The most famous violinist in history, Nicolò Paganini did not start to play the violin before the age of seven. His first instrument was actually the mandolin, and he was subsequently to be very proficient on the guitar. Born in Genoa on 27 October 1782, he was originally taught by his father, an overbearing man who practically starved him into continuous practising after Paganini’s mother told him of a dream in which an angel had promised their son would become the greatest violinist in the world. He made prodigious progress, studying with the theatre violinist Cervetto and the maestro di cappella of Genoa Cathedral, Giacomo Costa. But it was a visit to Genoa in 1794 by the dazzling Polish violinist August Duranowski that inspired him to attempt technical feats on the instrument that had hitherto been unknown in Italy. At the age of twelve he was taken to Parma by his father, and there he mainly studied composition with Paer, as he seemed to have already absorbed everything that could be known about violin playing. He received encouragement from Kreutzer and studied the violin works of other composers, notably Pietro Locatelli’s L’arte del violino, and this along with his own experiences of writing music inspired him to push further the limits of viol