Ries, Franz Anton 11/10/1755 - 11/01/1846

Ries, Franz Anton, *11/10/1755 Bonn, †11/1/1846 Godesberg; German violinist and composer. He was a pupil of his father Johann R. (1723-84, trumpeter and violinist of the Electoral Chapel in Bonn) and of J.P. Salomon. Around 1774 he joined the chapel himself, became concertmaster there in 1780 and music director in 1791 as successor of A. Reicha. After the dissolution of the chapel in 1794, he worked as a city councilor and violin teacher; for a time he taught L. van Beethoven.