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A Migrant Virtuoso on the Market: The Case of Ivan Jarnović/Giovanni Giornovichi (1747-1804)

The targets of an itinerant virtuoso in the second half of the 18th century were mostly aristocratic residences and rich towns, i.e. places where the audience was wealthy enough and the musical infrastructure already built up sufficiently to receive and support him. His task was, on the other hand, to attract audiences, mostly by his virtuosity, but also by some other musical, and even non-musical means. The paper will present various aspects of such a life through a case study of an itinerant violinist, known throughout late 18th-century Europe under almost 30 variants of his name, whilst largely today as Ivan Jarnović or Giovanni Giornovichi. On his life-long Grand Tour he made his name in Paris, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Vienna, London, Dublin, etc. How did he succeed in promoting himself (mostly playing his own concerti), who were his benefactors, competitors and enemies? In his movie-like dynamic life, he succeeded in becoming - as many of his contemporaries stated - one of the best violinists of his time.

Migrations, Giovanni Giornovichi, violinist, 18th century, concerts

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