John Clegg (born 1714; died in or after 1746) was an Irishviolinist who became one of the most celebrated soloists of his time in both Dublin and London. He was a student of bothMatthew Dubourg andGiovanni Bononcini. A child prodigy, Clegg appeared in London starting in 1723, playing a concerto byAntonio Vivaldi. In the following year, he played Vivaldi'sLa tempesta di mare, RV 253, at the New Theater in the Haymarket. In 1737 he was chosen by the composerGeorge Frideric Handel to succeed the Italian violinistPietro Castrucci as leader of his opera orchestra in London. In 1744 Clegg's career was cut short by mental illness due to excessive zeal in study and practice.^[1] He was admitted twice toBedlam Hospital, discharged in 1746 and died soon afterwards, probably in London.

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• Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1975),A Biographical Dictionary of Actors 1660-1800, Volume 3, Cabanel to Cory, SIU Press, pp. 104–105, 318,ISBN 0809306921

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