Ernesto Cavallini

He performed at the Conservatoire Concerts in 1830 with his brother, violinist Eugenio Cavallini.

[2] He also taught at the Milan Conservatory and spent 15 years performing in St Petersburg from 1852 to 1867.

[3] Cavallini played on a six-key boxwood clarinet, which was considered an "outdated" instrument.

[2] His playing inspired Verdi to compose a clarinet solo and cadenza in his 1862 La forza del destino, and led Panizza to include a set of variations for clarinet in his The Challenge of Barletta.

[5] Cavallini also composed several works for E♭ clarinet, including the Carnival of Venice variations, I figli di Eduardo 4th in partnership with Panizza, and Fantasia on a Theme from Ultimo Giorno di Pompeii.