Giovanni Battista Viotti

Giovanni Battista Viotti (May 12, 1755 March 3, 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London.

Viotti was born at Fontanetto Po in the Savoia Kingdom of Sardinia (today the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy). For his musical talent, he was taken into the household of principe Alfonso dal Pozzo della Cisterna in Turin <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Giovanni+Battista+Viotti">Read more on Last.fm</a>