Mendelssohn's violin concerto was inspired by

Ferdinand David

Explanation:

Years after the first Violin Concerto in D minor (1822), dedicated to his teacher Eduard Rietz, Mendelssohn wrote to his friend, violinist Ferdinand David, in 1838: “I would like to write a violin concert for you next winter. I have one in my head, whose beginning is giving me no peace. ”

During the six years leading up to the Violin Concert premiere, Mendelssohn kept a close correspondence with David who technically advised him in many details, somewhat innovatively in terms of the songwriting process.

giovanni battista pergolesi, italian baroque composer who wrote one of the most famous settings of the stabat mater. don lorenzo perosi, catholic priest and director of the sistine choir under five popes.