Jean-Baptiste Accolay

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Jean-Baptiste Accolay was a French violin teacher, violinist, conductor, and composer of the romantic period who lived from April 17, 1833 (Brussels, Belgium) to August 19, 1900 (Bruegge, Belgium). His best known composition is a student concerto with only one movement in A minor. It was written in 1868 originally for violin and orchestra.

Accolay's Concerto in A minor has been played by many well-known violinists, including Itzhak Perlman.

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