Antonín Kraft

Antonín Kraft (30 December 1749,[1] Rokycany – 28 August 1820,[2] Vienna) was a Czech cellist and composer.

He received early musical education on the cello from his father before going to university in Vienna to study law.

In 1778 he was appointed cellist in Prince Nikolaus Esterházy's orchestra, where he met and studied composition with Haydn.

In 1789, he met Mozart in Dresden and took part in the premiere of his divertimento for string trio in E-Flat.

He played in the Grassalkovich court and from 1796 was employed in the orchestra of Prince Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz.