Biography of Cesare Ciardi (1818-1877)

29.06.1818

Born in Prato (Tuscany)

Virtuoso of the grand duke of Toscana

Solo flutist in the orchestra of grand duke Leopold

1851

First edition of his flute method

1853

Moves to St. Petersburg, becoming chamber virtuoso of the emperor

1855

Solo flutist of the Italian opera in Petersburg

1863

Professorship at the conservatory St. Petersburg and solo flutist at the courts ballett. He was the flute teacher of Tschaikowsky´s

13.06.1877

Dies in Strel´na (Russia)

Further information/Sources:

Adorján, András: Lexikon der Flöte
Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten
1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,
2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
Fitzgibbon, Henry Macaulay: The Story of the flute
A facsimile reprint of the 1915 Edition
Wildhern Press,
2009. - ISBN: 978-1-84830-180-1
Goldberg, Adolph: Portraits und Biographien hervorragender Flöten-Virtuosen, -Dilettanten und -Komponisten
Celle: Edition Moeck,
1987. - ISBN: 3-87549-028-2
Lorenzo, Leonardo de: My Complete Story of the flute
The instrument - the performer - the music
9. edition Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press,
- ISBN: 0-89672-285-6
Tonger, P. J.: Conversations-Lexikon der Tonkunst
Beilage der Neuen Musikzeitung
Köln: Wilhelm Hassel,
1910.

Last edit 05.01.2013