Nicolas Mori

An image of Nicolas Mori published for Musical World c.1830s

Nicolas Mori (24 January 1796 – 14 June 1839) was an Anglo-Italian violinist, music publisher and conductor. Once regarded as the finest violinist in Europe, Mori was somewhat overshadowed by the rise of Paganini.

Born in London, the son of an Italian wigmaker, he was a child prodigy, performing at the age of 7 at the King's Theatre on 15 March 1804. He was later patronized by the Duke and Duchess of York and the Dukes of Sussex & Cambridge. He studied under Pinto until 1804, then with François Hippolyte Barthélémon and finally with Viotti from 1808 to 1814. He had 5 children with Eliza, the widow of music publisher Lewis Lavenu, finally marrying her on 24 January 1826 at St. Paul's, Covent Garden when Lavenu's business became known as Mori & Lavenu. He was one of the founders (with his tutor Viotti) of the Philharmonic Society in 1813 and one of the first teachers at the Royal Academy of Music. He died in 1839 after performing a violin recital in London.

Further reading

• The Violin: Some Account of that leading instrument, and its most eminent professors, from its earliest date to the present time, George Dubourg, 1852, London, pgs. 285-289

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Name	Mori, Nicolas
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Date of birth	24 January 1796
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Date of death	June 14, 1839
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