Prague Concert Life, 1850-1881

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Heinrich Panofka

Panofka, Heinrich (1807-1887). German violinist, composer, teacher and writer on music. Although he briefly studied law in University in his home city of Breslau, he moved to Vienna to study the violin. In the late 1820s and in the early 1830s he undertook a series of highly successful concert tours across Europe. He lived for a time in Paris, London and Florence.