Guido Papini

Guido Papini (1 August 1847 – 3 October 1912) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher. During his career he lived in London and Dublin. Life Papini was born in Camaiore in 1847. He studied with Ferdinando Giorgetti in Florence, and gave his first concert there in 1860, playing Louis Spohr’s third violin concerto. For several years he was leader of the Società del quartetto in the city; in 1872 and 1874 he took part in concerts of the . From 1874 he lived in London; he took part in the Musical Union concerts of John Ella, playing in string quartets. He was a soloist at concerts of the Philharmonic Society in 1875, 1877, and 1878. In 1876, he appeared in Paris with an orchestra directed by Jules Pasdeloup. Compositions Papini’s published works include: * A violin concerto (Milan, 1876) and two cello concertos (Milan, 1874 and London, 1877) * Transcriptions for violin and piano * Violin tutors including Il Metodo per violino, reissued as Le Mécanisme du jeune violoniste Op.57 (London, 1883) * L’Argentine, Op.88 * 6 Characteristic Pieces, Op.100 * Adieux à Naples, Op.27 * 8 morceaux faciles, Op.57 * 3 Pieces, Op.102 * 2 Pieces, Op.205 * Theme and Variations, Op.37 References Ext