Ignaz Schuppanzigh, Austrian violinist (died 1830)

Ignaz Schuppanzigh

Austrian violinist

Ignaz Schuppanzigh was an Austrian violinist and friend of Beethoven, and leader of Count Razumovsky's private string quartet. Schuppanzigh and his quartet premiered many of Beethoven's string quartets, and in particular, the late string quartets. The Razumovsky quartet, which…