William Sterndale Bennett
In 1833 he was made organist of St Anne's Church, Wandsworth and in that same year met Felix Mendelssohn who invited him to Germany.  He went there four times, making long tours.  He was  welcomed and admired by famous musicians including Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann.  Schumann later dedicated his Symphonic Studies to Bennett.  He also often performed at the Leipzig Gewandhaus.