HUMMEL, JOHANN

JOHANN HUMMEL (Born in Pozsony, Hungary, 1778 — Died in Weimar, Germany, 1837) Johann Nepomuk Hummel was born in Hungary but lived as a boy in Vienna where his father, Joseph Hummel, became conductor at Schikaneder’s Theater. As a young man Hummel drew much attention to his piano playing and for two years lived in the home of Mozart, with whom he studied and under whose direction he made his debut in Dresden in 1787. As a child prodigy Hummel appeared in concert in cities throughout Europe and…