Friedrich Kuhlau, the composer, lost an eye as a child when he fell down a staircase and was injured by a shard of glass from a bottle.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Kuhlau fled to Copenhagen in 1810 to avoid conscription into Napoleon's army, settling in Denmark for the rest of his life.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Kuhlau met his musical hero Ludwig van Beethoven in 1825, and they exchanged musical canons, with Beethoven creating one based on Kuhlau's name.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Kuhlau, a German composer, became a Danish citizen and worked his way into the country's musical and aristocratic circles within three years of his arrival.
Performer Biography
Pianist Marie-Luise Bodendorff debuted at age seven with the Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, performing an adaptation of Kuhlau's Sonatina in C Major, Op. 20.
Cultural Impact
Friedrich Kuhlau's music for the play Elverhøj (Elves' Hill) became a touchstone of Danish culture, with parts of its overture featured in a 1976 film.
Composer Biography
Friedrich Kuhlau's house burned down in 1831, destroying all his unpublished manuscripts, including a second piano concerto, and contributing to his declining health.
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