Born in Lucca, Feb 19, 1743
Died in Madrid, May 28, 1805
- Boccherini was a cellist and spent his career as a court composer in Madrid and Prussia. He excelled as a performer and composer of chamber music.
- Fun fact: Boccherini came from an artistic family: all his brothers and sisters were professional dancers or singers. His elder brother Giovanni was a dancer, and was also a librettist for Salieri and Haydn.1
Short biography from Encyclopedia Brittanica
Sources
- Christian Speck and Stanley Sadie, “Boccherini, (Ridolfo) Luigi,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 1, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000003337.