Matvei Wielhorski
Russian-Polish cellist (1794–1866) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Count Matvei Wielhorski (Russian: Матве́й Ю́рьевич Виельго́рский, Polish: Mateusz Wielhorski) (born Saint Petersburg, 15 April [O.S. 26 April] 1794 – died Nice, March 5, 1866) was a Russian cellist and count of Polish parentage. His ability to play cello was praised by Hector Berlioz. He studied music in Italy with Luigi Cherubini and returned to Russia where he became a patron of the arts. He supported Mikhail Glinka who would become Russia's first major composer and entertained Robert and Clara Schumann on their visit to Russia. Schumann dedicated his Piano Quartet to Wielhorski.