Luigi Boccherini was recognized as one of the greatest cellists and composers of his time. His fame was equaled to that of Haydn. Boccherini worked as a virtuoso cellist in Lucca and later in Vienna. Boccherini lived in Paris before settling in Spain. Boccherini was a composer and cellist for the Infante Don Luis and other nobility and patrons. Boccherini assumed the position of the court composer to King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia. Boccherini’s compositions are part of standard repertoire of many modern cellists.