Antonín Kraft (December 30, 1752, Rokycany – 28 August 1820, Vienna) was a Czech cellist and composer. He was a close friend of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Kraft was born in the Bohemian town Rokycany of German Bohemian ethnics family which had assimilated into Czech. He received early musical education on the cello from his father before going to university in Vienna to study law. He soon obtained a position in the Imperial Hofkapelle. In 1778 he was appointed cellist in Prince Nikolaus Esterházy's orchestra, where he met and studied composition with Haydn. After Esterházy died in 1790, he went to Vienna and became a founding member of the Schuppanzigh Quartet, where he helped establish the traditions of string quartet playing. He played in the Grassalkovich court and from 1796 was empl
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| - Anton Kraft (* 30. Dezember 1752 in Rokycany, Westböhmen; † 28. August 1820 in Wien) war ein böhmischer Komponist und Cellist. (de)
- Antonín Kraft (December 30, 1752, Rokycany – 28 August 1820, Vienna) was a Czech cellist and composer. He was a close friend of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Kraft was born in the Bohemian town Rokycany of German Bohemian ethnics family which had assimilated into Czech. He received early musical education on the cello from his father before going to university in Vienna to study law. He soon obtained a position in the Imperial Hofkapelle. In 1778 he was appointed cellist in Prince Nikolaus Esterházy's orchestra, where he met and studied composition with Haydn. After Esterházy died in 1790, he went to Vienna and became a founding member of the Schuppanzigh Quartet, where he helped establish the traditions of string quartet playing. He played in the Grassalkovich court and from 1796 was empl (en)
- Antonín Kraft est un violoncelliste et compositeur tchèque, né le 30 décembre 1752 à Rokycany et mort le 20 août 1820 à Vienne. Il appartient à la première école de Vienne et fut ainsi l'ami de Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart et Ludwig van Beethoven, qui l'estimait beaucoup. Il est aussi l'un des fondateurs de l'école viennoise de violoncelle. (fr)
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