Beethoven and his contemporaries the third movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony has an opening theme that is very similar to the one in Mozart's 40th Symphony. Beethoven wrote cadenzas (WoO 58) to the first and third movements of Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor. Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer known for his numerous operas including "The Barber of Seville" and "William Tell". When Rossini visited Vienna, he made several attempts to meet Beethoven, who was then 51 and in failing health. Finally, Rossini was able to arrange a meeting with Beethoven through the help of Giuseppe Carpani, an Italian poet living in
Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" as well as the autograph scores of his "Petite messe solennelle" and six operas, most of which he composed for the Teatro San Carlo in Naples: "Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra", "Otello", "Armida", "La donna del lago", "Maometto II", and "Adina". A large bronze statue of Rossini by Carlo Marochetti is situated in the building's main internal courtyard. This list includes both graduates and musicians who are known to have studied for a time at the conservatory. Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" The Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" is a music conservatory in Pesaro, Italy. Founded in 1869 with a