Meet the Mannheimers

Who were the prominent musicians who worked in eighteenth-century Mannheim?

  • Johann Stamitz (1717–1757)

    Concertmaster, violinist, composer of symphonies

  • Christian Cannabich (1731–1798)

    Concertmaster, successor to Johann Stamitz, violinist and composer

  • Ignaz Holzbauer (1711–1783)

    Kapellmeister in Mannheim from 1753: composer

  • Georg Vogler (1749–1814)

    Vice-kapellmeister in Mannheim from 1775: in Munich from 1784. Composer , keyboard virtuoso, pedagogue and theorist

  • Franz Xavier Richter (1709–1789)

    Worked in Mannheim during 1747–68, and renowned as a composer of sacred music and composition teacher

  • Johann Wilhelm Cramer (1749–1799)

    Violin virtuoso from Mannheim, who from 1773 onwards led a successful career in London

  • Peter von Winter (1754–1825)

    Violinist in the Mannheim orchestra who distinguished himself as a composer of German opera

  • Anton Fils (1733–1760)

    Cellist and composer in Mannheim.

  • Johann Baptist Wendling (1723–1797)

    Principal flutist and composer in Mannheim

  • Dorothea Wendling (1736–1811)

    Prima donna in the Mannheim opera

  • Ludwig August Lebrun (1752–1790)

    Oboe virtuoso and composer in Mannheim

  • FranziskaLebrun-Danzi (1756–1791)

    Famous soprano and composer from Mannheim. Sister of Franz Danzi

  • Franz Danzi (1763–1826)

    Cellist and composer from Schwetzingen

  • Carl Stamitz (1745–1801)

    Violin and viola virtuoso and composer from Mannheim. Son of Johann Stamitz

  • Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1809)

    Violinist and composer from Mannheim, who studied with Johann Stamitz.

Notable Guests in Mannheim

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • Johann Christian Bach

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

  • Niccolò Jommelli

  • Tommaso Traetta

  • Gian Francesco de Majo

  • Anton Schweitzer