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STAMIC (Stamitz) Karel Philip (7 V 1745, Mannheim - 9 XI 1801, Jena) - Czech. violinist, virtuoso performer on viol d'amur, conductor and composer. The son and pupil of Jan Vaclav Antonin S., also studied with C. Cannabich, I. Holzbauer in Mannheim, with F. K. Richter in Strasbourg. In 1762-70 he served in the parish. The Mannheim Chapel, in 1770-94, gave concerts as a violinist and performer on viola d'amur in Paris and London, Prague, Nuremberg, where he lived for some time (since 1787). In 1770 violinist at the Duke L. de Noai in Paris. He also performed as a conductor in Kassel (1789-1790). In 1790 he lived in St. Petersburg, gave concerts, traveled to USA. In con. 1794 or early 1795 worked in Jena, led the so-called Acad.concerts. As a composer, he belonged to the Mannheim school. Musical Stage Op. Since not preserved, many of his instr. productionPublished three 8-goal. and six 10-goal. symphonies, including The Hunt (La Chasse).