Violinist, born in Versailles, NC France. He studied with his father, and from 1784 until 1810 was one of the leading concert violinists in Europe. He also taught at the Paris Conservatoire (17931826), conducted at the Opera (from 1817), and composed. He became friendly with Beethoven, who dedicated a sonata to him.
Rodolphe Kreutzer (November 16, 1766 - January 6, 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, composer and conductor.
Kreutzer was born in Versailles, and was initially taught by his father, who was a musician in the royal chapel, with later lessons from Anton Stamitz. After hearing him play the violin in Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven dedicated his Violin Sonata No.
He was a violin professor at the Paris Conservatoire from its foundation in 1795 until 1826. He was co-author of the Conservatoire's violin method with Pierre Rode and Pierre Baillot. The three are considered the founding trinity of the French school of violin playing.
Kreutzer's compositions include nineteen violin concertos and around forty operas.
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