Karol Józef Lipinski: Violin Concerto No. 3 in E minor, Op. 24

Karol Józef Lipiński (30 October 1790 – 16 December 1861) was a Polish music composer and virtuoso violinist active during the partitions of Poland. He may be regarded as the father of the Polish violin school, which is different from the Italian or French-Belgian ones. The Karol Lipiński University of Music in Wrocław, Poland is named after him. In 1817 Lipiński went to Italy in the hope of hearing Niccolò Paganini. The two met in Milan, met daily to play, and even performed two concerts together in April 1818, which added immensely to Lipiński’s reputation. Paganini dedicated his Burlesque Variations on “La Carnaval de Venise“, Op. 10 for unaccompanied violin to Lipiński. Later, in 1827, Lipiński returned the honour by dedicating his “Three Caprices for Violin“ to Paganini. In 1820 he travelled to Berlin where he met Louis Spohr, and to Russia. In 1829 he went to Warsaw, and played a series of concerts with Paganini. However, a riva