Karl Davydov Musical artist

Karl Yulievich 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 "star of cellists". Arensky dedicated his first piano trio to Davydov's memory. He was also a composer, mainly for the cello.

Personal facts

Karl Davydov
Birth dateMarch 03, 1838
Birth place
Kuldīga , Courland , Russian Empire
Date of deathFebruary 14, 1889
Place of death
Russian Empire

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Musical artist

Career started1850
Career ended1889
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Classical music
instrument
Cello
Davidov Stradivarius
Stradivarius

Karl Davydov on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cello.org/cnc/davidov.htm
  2. http://www.peoples.ru/art/music/composer/karl_davydov