A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
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orchestra of the theatre, on which occasion lie performed a new concerto and his Fantaisie, which excited great enthusiasm. He afterwards appeared in the same compositions at Antwerp, with similar success, on the inauguration of the statue of Rubens.
In 1841, Vieuxtemps made a very successful appearance in Paris after which he made another tour through Holland and Germany. He now decided on a trip to the new world and the years 1844-1845 were spent in America. In 1846 he was made solo violinist to the Emperor of Russia, under a contract for ten years, but resigned the position in 1852. He made a second visit to America in 1856, and was in Paris again in 1858. In 1870 he made a third visit to the United States, appearing in concerts with Christine Nilsson and Maria Krebs the pianist. In 1871 he returned to Brussels and was appointed first professor of his instrument at the Conservatoire in the place of De Beriot. In 1873 a stroke of paralysis affected the whole of his left side, which terminated his violin playing, but lie nevertheless devoted his time to composition. His health now compelled him to try the climate of Algiers, in which town he ended his days. Vieuxtemps takes a foremost place among the composers for his instrument. His composi-
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