page_title: Johann Sedlatzek
section_title: Tours of Austria, Germany, Swtitzerland, and Italy
hierarchical_section_title: Johann Sedlatzek / Tours of Austria, Germany, Swtitzerland, and Italy
caption_attribution_description: English: Papa Pio VII (1742-1823) Deutsch: Papst Pius VII, (geboren als Graf Luigi Barnaba Niccolò Maria Chiaramonti) (* 14. August 1742[1] in Cesena, Kirchenstaat; † 20. August 1823 in Rom), Papst von 1800 bis zu seinem Tod.
context_page_description: Johann Jean Sedlatzek was a Silesian flautist born in Głogówek, Kingdom of Prussia, into a family of tailors, often referred to as "The Niccolò Paganini of Flute".
  After beginning his career in the family trade as an apprentice to parents Johanna and Josephy, Sedlatzek taught himself to play flute and eventually toured throughout Europe as an admired master of the instrument, playing on a unique thirteen-key Viennese flute.
  Sedlatzek served in the Royal Court Orchestra of Count Franz von Oppersdorff of Oberglogau and as Royal Chamber Virtuoso to Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy of Austria. He also gave several successful concert tours through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and England as featured performer.
  During his tour of Italy, Sedlatzek not only survived the Palermo earthquake of 1823, he also performed for the King of Prussia, Frederick William III of the Order of the Black Eagle, in Verona, for Pope Pius VII in Rome, and played alongside violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini in Genoa. His Paris tour of 1826 included performances with the Italian Soprano Giuditta Pasta, with whom he would perform again, along with other prominent musicians, after his move to London.
context_section_description: Between the years after his appointment as Principal Flautist at Karntentor Theater in 1817, and his performance with Beethoven in the premier of the 9th Symphony in 1824, Sedlatzek managed a busy schedule which included tours through Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, while also performing (by private subscription) in Vienna with his Harmonie Quintet.
  After his March 1818 performance with Carl Czerny in Vienna, Sedlatzek embarked on his first European tour as a featured performer. The first stop was in Zurich, where he performed with the pianist Johann Peter Pixiusem, prompting the "Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung" to write about the flautist "with great delight".
  In the summer of 1820, Sedlatzek performed in Prague. The Wiener Allgemeine Theaterzeitung wrote of this performance:  "Sedlatzek captivated the audience with his variations on  'God Save the King' and captured the hearts of all!"
  Sedlatzek gave two shows in Berlin in July 1821.  The first was to accompany Carl Maria von Weber.  The second was as the featured player.
  Back in Vienna, 1 August 1821, Sedlatzek performed with cellist Vincez Schuster and pianist Karl Maria von Bocklet.  Sedlatzek and Schuster performed together portions of  "Schone Minke, op. 78". And, as a bonus, at the end of the show, Johann Sedlatzek performed publicly, for the first time, on the newly invented Viennese Flute with which he would become synonymous during his later career.
  In 1822, Sedlatzek embarked on a two-year tour of Italy, which began with his performances to the Congress of Verona (where he performed for the Prussian King, Frederick William III), and continued through Sicily, Parma, Milan, Naples, and Genoa, where he performed alongside Niccolò Paganini. The Gizetta di Miliano said Sedlatzek "captured his audience", and also noted that "even with Paganini performing in town, Sedlatzek's Halls were "bursting at the seams".
  In a letter to his parents, Johann wrote of his Italian tour and his stay in Sicily:
  "Once again, as in every city, I have been enthusiastically received.  I have meals each day with General Field Marshal, Graf von Wallmoden, and in the evening, I go to parties.  My first show was a good one, but the second was unfortunately prevented by the terrible earthquake ."
  The Palermo earthquake of 5 March 1823 was the worst earthquake in the area of Sicily in the 19th century and one of the worst in Italy's history since such records have been kept.
  Sedlatzek left Sicily after the earthquake and traveled to Rome, where he performed for The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church at that time, Pope Pius VII.
caption: Pope Pius VII for whom Sedlatzek performed in Rome during his tour of Italy in 1823.
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