Born Jan Křtitel Václav Kalivoda
Born in Prague, Feb 21, 1801
Died in Karlsruhe, Dec 3, 1866
- Kalliwoda was a Bohemian violin virtuoso and conductor active in Germany.
- Kalliwoda was Kapellmeister to the court of Prince Egon II von Fürstenburg at Donaueschingen, where he served the musical life of the entire town, directing the opera, orchestra, and cathedral music, and arranging for guest artists like Franz Liszt, Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann to play at court.1
Sources
- Alena Němcová and John Daverio, “Kalliwoda, Johann Wenzel,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 31, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000014626.