Giovanni Giornovichi
Giovanni Giornovichi (also Giovanni Mane Giornovichi , Ivan Mane Jarnović ; baptized November 29, 1747 in Palermo , † November 23, 1804 in Saint Petersburg ) was an Italian violin virtuoso and composer, probably of Dalmatian origin.
Live and act
Little is known about Giornovichi's childhood and adolescence. Possibly he was born on a ship, the son of the traveling artist Giovanni Maria Giornovici and Maria de Marchi. His family name has been handed down in more than 30 different spellings (concert announcements and reports in newspapers), including "Ivan Mane Jarnovic", which could indicate the origin.
He may have been a student of Antonio Lolli and he admired Joseph Haydn , whom he met in London in 1790. He was first mentioned in Paris in 1769, where he performed his own concerts with great success at the Concert spirituel . He toured Berlin, where he was first violinist in the orchestra of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm from 1779 to 1781 , Dresden, Vienna, Warsaw, Saint Petersburg , Stockholm and from 1790 to 1796 London, he gave concerts in Hamburg and 1792, 1798 and 1799 eventually moved to Saint Petersburg, where he first violinist in the orchestra of the Empress Catherine II. was
Giornovichi composed twenty-two violin concertos , six string quartets, as well as sonatas and duets for violin.
His life was the subject of the novella Jarnowick by Gustave Desnoisterres (1817-1892), which appeared in 1844.
literature
- Stanislav Tuksar: Ivan Mane Jarnovic - A Croatian Composer
- Vjera Katalinić: Giornovichi, Giovanni. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
Web links
- Works by and about Giovanni Giornovichi in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Giovanni Giornovichi in the International Music Score Library Project
- Violin Concerto in A major, on the YouTube Channel of the Croatian Baroque Ensemble, soloist and conductor: Bojan Cicic
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giornovichi, Giovanni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giornovichi, Giovanni Mane; Jarnović, Ivan Mane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian violin virtuoso and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized November 29, 1747 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1804 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |