Franz Anton Ries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German violinist
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Place of Birth: Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Franz Anton Ries
- Franz Anton Xaverius Ries (November 10, 1755 – November 1, 1846) was a German violinist.
- His father Johann Ries (1723–1784) was court trumpeter to the Elector of Cologne in Bonn. Ries was born in Bonn, and studied under J.P.
- Salomon.
- He was a child prodigy, and was concertmaster of the KurfĂĽrstlichen Hoforchester in Vienna.
- He spent most of his life in Bonn, though he had success in his early years in Vienna as both a solo violinist and in quartets.
- One of his students in Bonn was the young Beethoven.
- He was given an appointment by Elector Maximilian in 1779, which he kept until the court's dissolution in 1794.
- After this he continued teaching; he was awarded an Order of the Red Eagle and an honorary doctorate from Bonn University.
- He died in Godesberg. Two of his sons, Ferdinand and Hubert, became well-known composers in their own right.
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