Cipriani Potter

Pianist

Birthday October 3, 1792

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Sep 26, 1871 (78)

#252,644 Most Popular

About

Important pianist and conductor in London during the 19th century. He was also a prolific composer.

Before Fame

He taught both piano and conducting at the Royal Academy of Music.

Trivia

He premiered many of Mozart's piano concertos to the London public.

Family Life

His father Richard Huddleston Potter was a piano teacher and became his first instructor.

Associated With

He met Ludwig van Beethoven when he traveled to Vienna in 1817. Beethoven advised him to take up studies with Aloys Förster.