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George Bridgetower

George Bridgetower
George Bridgetower, British musician and composer (d. 1860)

George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in England for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata after they presented its premiere performance.

11 October 1778

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