Nikolaus Kraft, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolaus Kraft

Czech composer and violoncellist

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1778

Place of Birth: Eszterháza, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1853

Profession: composer, cellist

Nationality: Austria, Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Nikolaus Kraft (14 December 1778, Eszterháza, Hungary - 18 May 1853, Cheb, Bohemia) was an Austrian cellist and composer (six cello concertos).
He was the son of Antonín Kraft, under whom he first studied.
He then trained under Jean-Louis Duport (1801).
He claimed to have been the soloist for the premiere of Beethoven's Triple Concerto and played alongside Mozart and Anton Teyber on 12 April 1789 at Dresden on Mozart's Berlin journey.