Karl Davydov
Karl Davydov · Arts & Literature
Cellist and composer
1838, Goldingen, Courland (now Kuldīga, Latvia) — 1889, Moscow, Russia
Russian Empire (Latvia · Russia)
Karl Davydov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Cellist and composer
Karl Davydov, born to a Jewish family in Courland, was hailed by Tchaikovsky as the 'czar of cellists.' A virtuoso, composer and director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, he shaped the Russian school of cello playing.
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Cellist and composer
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
