Beethoven

Ludwig Von Beethoven gave his first public piano performance in Cologne, Germany on March 26, 1778. Beethoven's father falsely reported Ludwig as six-years old in order to compare him to the other child prodigy Mozart. The great composer of "Moonlight Sonata", "Für Elise", "Minuet In G" and "Ode To Joy" died in 1827, exactly 49 years to the date of his first performance.
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