Benda, František
Benda Friedrich Ludwig, *4 September 1752 Gota, †20 March 1792 Kaliningrad, Jiři Antonín’s son, Czech violinist and composer. In 1775, he was a violinist in the court theatre in Gotha, in 1780 a music director in Hamburg, in 1782 a violinist and composer in Ludwigslust, and in 1789 a concertmaster in Kaliningrad. He wrote cantatas, oratories, opera, singspiel, operetta, 2 violin concertos and other pieces.