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Biographical Notes
Nicolò Paganini
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1782 October 27 | Born in Genoa, Italy |
| circa 1787-1793 | Studied mandolin and violin with his father, Antonio Paganini |
| 1794 | Gave his first public performance at the church of St. Filippo Neri in Genoa |
| 1794-1795 | Studied violin with Giovanni Servetto and Gasparo Ghiretto in Parma |
| 1795-1796 | Studied with Alessandro Rolla, Fernando Paer, and Gaspare Ghiretto in Parma |
| 1796 | Moved from Genoa to Ramairone with his family after Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Italy |
| 1801 | Performed at the Festa di Santa Croce in Lucca Appointed first violinist for the Lucca State Orchestra while working as a free-lance musician |
| 1805 | Appointed second violinist with the Court Orchestra when Princess Elisa Baciossi, Napoleon Bonaparte's sister, became ruler of Lucca |
| circa 1805 | Composed 24 Capricci, op. 1, for solo violin, which was first published in 1920 |
| 1809-1828 | Pursued a career as an independent musician in Italy |
| 1813 | Performed at La Scala in Milan at Alessandro Rolla's invitation |
| 1815 | Conducted a concert and dedicated three string quartets to King Vitorrio Emanuale in Genoa |
| 1821 February 24 | Conducted the premiere of Gioachino Rossini's opera Matilde di Shabran at the Teatro Apollo in Rome |
| 1824 | Met Antonia Bianci at Lake Como |
| 1825 July 23 | Antonia Bianci gave birth to his son, Achille Ciro Alessandro |
| 1827 | Appointed Knight of the Golden Spur by Pope Leo XII |
| 1828-1834 | Embarked on a European tour, which brought Paganini international fame for his virtuosic and spectacular performances |
| 1828 | Performed fourteen concerts in four months while staying in Vienna, Austria |
| 1829-1931 | Toured across Germany, including Berlin, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Mannheim |
| 1831 March 9 | Performed the first of many concerts at the Paris Opera House, which Franz Liszt attended |
| 1831 June 3 | Performed for the first time at the King's Theatre in London at the invitation of its director, Pierre François Laporte |
| 1831 August | Toured Ireland and Scotland with pianist Pio Cianchettini and vocalist Constanza Pietralia |
| 1832-1834 | Pursued an interest in composing and performing music for viola |
| circa 1834 | Traveled to Bologne to marry Charlotte Watson, whom he met in London, but encountered her disapproving father instead, which resulted in an international scandal |
| 1835 | Returned to Genoa after a brief stay in Paris Appointed director of the Ducal Orchestra by Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria |
| 1835-1837 | Gave concerts in Marseilles, as well as Turing and Nice |
| 1837 | Returned to Genoa Established the Casino Paganini in Paris for producing concerts, but the business soon failed due to financial problems and his declining health |
| 1839 | Moved from Paris to Marseilles Settled in Nice and began selling string instruments |
| 1840 May 27 | Died in Nice |
| 1876 | Remains interred in Parma |
Maia Bang Hohn
| 1873 April 24 | Born in Tromsø, Norway, to Laura Kassen and Anton Christian Bang, former premier of Norway and a Lutheran minister |
| circa 1890s | Studied violin with Gudbrand Böhn, Henri Marteau, and Leopold Auer |
| 1897 | Graduated from Leipzig Conservatory |
| 1900-1819 | Debuted as a concert violinist and performed in Europe and Scandinavia |
| 1919 | Immigrated to the United States and become Auer's assistant at his academy in New York City |
| 1919-1925 | Published Maia Bang Violin Method (seven volumes), based on Auer's teaching principles |
| 1919-1940 | Wrote 20 books on music, particularly pedagogical violin literature, and lectured frequently on her teaching method |
| circa 1922 | Married silk importer Charles Emil Hohn (1887-1942) |
| 1924 | Received the Royal Service Medal for Distinguished Performance from the King of Norway |
| 1926 | Began collecting materials regarding Nicolò Paganini |
| circa 1927 | Purchased the bulk of her Paganini collection from V. A. Heck of Vienna |
| 1927 December 12 | Became a naturalized U.S. citizen |
| circa 1930s | Member of the Norwegian Society and the Women's National Advisory Committee of the World's Fair |
| 1931 | Published Violin Course for Class Instruction in Public Schools or Individual Lesson |
| 1931 September 1 | Patented a "Musical Educational Device" |
| 1932-1935 | Published Maia Bang Violin Course (five volumes with supplement) |
| 1935 | Published Maia Bang Recreation Music |
| 1936-1937 | Published Maia Bang Gingham Books (four volumes) |
| circa 1939 | Began working on a two-volume biography of Paganini |
| 1940 January 3 | Died of influenza in New York City |