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Birth Anniversary: František Benda — November 2, 1709
02 November 2026
Born at Staré Benátky in Bohemia on 2 November 1709, founder of a legendary musical dynasty. A choirboy in Prague and Dresden, he mastered the violin with extraordinary expressive lyricism, joining the royal orchestra of Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia at Ruppin in 1733.
Dates verified on Douglas A. Lee, A Franz Benda Thematic Catalogue, Pendragon Press, 1984, ISBN 978-0918728425; Grove Music Online, entry "Benda, Franz" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02640).
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