George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower was a Afro-European violinist who earned a music degree from Trinity Hall in 1811. He was so good that Ludwig vanBeethoven wrote music especially for him.
See his portrait at the Black Cantabs exhibition at the University Library, for more details visit: https://www.cam.ac.uk/BlackCantabs
See his portrait at the Black Cantabs exhibition at the University Library, for more details visit: https://www.cam.ac.uk/BlackCantabs
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