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BIRTH
Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, the third of the six children of Antonio and Teresa (née Bocciardo) Paganini. -
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NICCOLÒ PAGANINI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjXCq1QZeLE He was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His Caprice No. 24 in A minor, Op. 1, is among the best known of his compositions, and has served as an inspiration for many prominent composers. -
HIS FIRST PUBLIC CONCERT
By 1800, Paganini and his father traveled to Livorno, where Paganini played in concerts and his father resumed his maritime work. -
24 Caprices
His 24 Caprices were probably composed in the period between 1805 to 1809, while he was in the service of the Baciocchi court -
SUCCESS STARTED
His first break came from an 1813 concert at La Scala in Milan. The concert was a great success. As a result, Paganini began to attract the attention of other prominent, albeit more conservative, musicians across Europe. -
Syphilis (illness)
He was diagnosed with syphilis as early as 1822, and his remedy, which included mercury and opium, came with serious physical and psychological side effects. -
A tour around Europe
His fame spread across Europe with a concert tour that started in Vienna in August 1828, stopping in every major European city in Germany, Poland, and Bohemia until February 1831 in Strasbourg. -
London concert
Paganini performed a concert in Coven Garden (London). A concert in which he obtained a finalcial success. -
Berlioz promoted him
Paganini was introduced to Berlioz in Paris in 1833 -
Tuberculosis (illness)
In 1834, while still in Paris, he was treated for tuberculosis. Though his recovery was reasonably quick, his future career was marred with frequent cancellations due to various health problems, from the common cold to depression, which lasted from days to months. -
He returned to Genoa
In September 1834, Paganini put an end to his concert career and returned to Genoa -
DEATH
On 27 May 1840, Paganini died from internal hemorrhaging before a priest could be summoned. Because of this, and his widely rumored association with the devil, the Church denied his body a Catholic burial in Genoa.
