George Bridgetower, Beethoven’s friend and the original dedicatee of the “Kreutzer” Sonata (Beethoven dropped him because they quarreled over a woman.
As portrayed in the Beethoven biopic Immortal Beloved.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason:
Robert C. Fisher:
The young prodigy Ifetayo Ali-Landing:
And the late Draylen Mason (2001-2018):
Professor O'Connell's Music History Blog: Class Assignments, Readings, Listening Examples, and Random Stuff 