Meet the Mannheimers
Who were the prominent musicians who worked in eighteenth-century Mannheim?
Johann Stamitz (1717–1757)
Concertmaster, violinist, composer of symphonies
Christian Cannabich (1731–1798)
Concertmaster, successor to Johann Stamitz, violinist and composer
Ignaz Holzbauer (1711–1783)
Kapellmeister in Mannheim from 1753: composer
Georg Vogler (1749–1814)
Vice-kapellmeister in Mannheim from 1775: in Munich from 1784. Composer, keyboard virtuoso, pedagogue and theorist
Franz Xaver Richter (1709–1789)
Worked in Mannheim during 1747–68, and renowned as a composer of sacred music and composition teacher
Johann Wilhelm Cramer (1746–1799)
Violin virtuoso from Mannheim, who from 1772 onwards led a successful career in London
Peter von Winter (1754–1825)
Violinist in the Mannheim orchestra who distinguished himself as a composer of German opera
Anton Fils (1733–1760)
Cellist and composer in Mannheim.
Johann Baptist Wendling (1723–1797)
Principal flutist and composer in Mannheim
Dorothea Wendling (1736–1811)
Prima donna in the Mannheim opera
Ludwig August Lebrun (1752–1790)
Oboe virtuoso and composer in Mannheim
Franziska Lebrun-Danzi (1756–1791)
Famous soprano and composer from Mannheim. Sister of Franz Danzi
Franz Danzi (1763–1826)
Cellist and composer from Schwetzingen
Carl Stamitz (1745–1801)
Violin and viola virtuoso and composer from Mannheim. Son of Johann Stamitz
Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1809)
Violinist and composer from Mannheim, who studied with Johann Stamitz.
Notable Guests in Mannheim
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Christian Bach
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Niccolò Jommelli
Tommaso Traetta
Gian Francesco de Majo
