Musicians and Composers in Geneva

The atlas holds 4 people and 9 moments here, from 1712 to 1889. The most recorded lives are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Notable people

1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   from 1712 to 1754

   6 moments here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   in 1766

   1 moment here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

3. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

   in 1889

   1 moment here

   Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

4. Giuseppe Verdi

   in 1859

   1 moment here

   Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

Moments

1. 1712 Birth in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1722 Boarding at Bossey Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1724 Apprenticeship in Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4. 1728 Flight from Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
5. 1737 Inheritance visit to Geneva Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6. 1754 Return to Geneva and reconversion Jean-Jacques Rousseau
7. 1766 Arrives in Geneva Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. 1859 Marriage to Giuseppina Strepponi Giuseppe Verdi
9. 1889 Second European tour: Geneva concert Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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