Wednesday, December 2, 2015

George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower



George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 October 1778–29 February 1860)[1] was an Afro-European born in Poland. He grew to be a virtuoso violinist, living in England for much of his life. He was born in Biała Podlaskain Galicia, where his father worked for Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł, in 1778. He was baptised Hieronimo Hyppolito de Augusto on 11 October 1778.[2]
Listen to his work here ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0KvfgEN3VE

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