Josef Starzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Starzer

German composer

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1726

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1787

Profession: composer, violinist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Johann Michael Starzer (baptised 5 January 1726 – 22 April 1787) was an Austrian composer and violinist of the pre-classical period.
He was active in Moscow, St.
Petersburg and Vienna. Starzer contributed to the formation of the Vienna Tonkünstler-Societät in 1771.
With Georg Christoph Wagenseil and Matthias Georg Monn was a precursor of the First Viennese School. Starzer composed: several ballets, symphonies, concerts, the Siengspiel Die drei Pächter, and other orchestral works and chamber music.