Festing - Konzert in dop.3/3
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Product ID: YMÖ CO 082
By Michael Christian Festing
Publisher:
Möseler
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Full Score
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Composer
Michael Christian Festing (1705-1752)
Michael Christian Festing (29 November 1705 – 24 July 1752) was an English violinist and composer. His reputation lies mostly on his work as a violin virtuoso.
He was born in London to parents John and Elizabeth Festing. Some evidence suggests that his family had ties to Gros Festin, near Stralsund in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Michael's brother, John Festing, was a flautist and oboist who amassed a sizable fortune through teaching music.
Festing first studied violin with Richard Jones and then later became a pupil of Francesco Geminiani. He made his professional debut on 6 March 1723 performing a concert at Hickford's Room, London. Not too long after that, Festing met a young Thomas Arne at the gallery of the Italian Opera to which Festing had access although Arne, still a boy, officially did not.
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