Person

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel

Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel (3 December 1750 in Würzburg – 12 October 1817 in Würzburg) was a German composer and pianist in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

He was educated at the University of Würzburg and in 1778 he became chaplain and musician at the court in Mainz. He lived in Regensburg (from 1802 to 1810), then in Aschaffenburg, and finally retired to Würzburg in 1815.

At first Sterkel was…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Germany
Born
December 3rd, 1750
Died
October 12th, 1817
Labels
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
Tudor
Ramée
Last updated: July 27th, 2016

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