Henryk Wieniawski studied harmony and composition under Hippolyte Raymond Colet at the Paris Conservatory from his admission in 1843, aged eight, until completing his course in 1846. Colet, a French composer who had been professor of harmony there since 1840 and had succeeded Antonín Reicha in teaching duties, was Wieniawski’s best-known student.
This mentorship formed part of Wieniawski’s early years in Paris, complementing his violin studies and supporting his understanding of musical structure and compositional technique, which underlay his later work as a virtuoso and composer.
