John Tiplady Carrodus John Tiplady Carrodus ( 1836 - 1895 ) was an English violinist . He was born on 20 January 1836 , at Keighley , in Yorkshire . He made his first appearance as a violinist at the age of nine , and had the advantage of studying between the ages of twelve and eighteen at Stuttgart , with Wilhelm Bernhard Molique . On his return to England in 1853 Costa got him engagements in the leading orchestras . He was a member of the Covent Garden opera orchestra from 1855 , made his debut as a solo player at a concert given on 22 April 1863 by the Musical Society of London , and succeeded Prosper Sainton as leader at Covent Garden in 1869 . He died at Hampstead on 13 July 1895 . For many years he had led the Philharmonic orchestra and those of the great provincial festivals . He published two violin solos and a Morceau de salon , and was a very successful teacher . References This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edi tion , a publication now in the public domain . Categories : Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica | English violinists | 1836 births | 1895 deaths 