[[File:Benda birth house.jpg|thumb|Benda familiehuis in [[Benátky nad Jizerou]], gebou in 1706/07, afgebreek in 1936.]]
Johann Georg Benda was born in [[Benátky nad Jizerou]],thegebore sonas ofdie aseun weavervan 'n wewer, te wete Jan Jiří Benda anden hissy wifevrou Dorota Brixi, daughterdogter ofvan thedie villageplaaslike cantorkantor fromvan [[Slasko]], anden memberlid ofvan the'n largegroot CzechTsjeggiese musicalmusikale familyfamilie. HeHy was thedie secondtweede oldestoudste ofvan fivevyf brothersbroers, fourwaarvan ofvier whomsukses achievedbehaal successhet as violinistsvioliste anden composerskomponiste, te wete [[Franz Benda]], [[Jiří Antonín Benda|Georg Anton Benda]] anden [[Joseph Benda]].<ref name="Grove" /> HisSy youngerjonger sistersuster [[Anna Franziska Benda]] becamehet 'n sopraan geword wat anoperastukke operaticgesing sopranohet.
In 1733, het Johann Georg followedin hisdie oldervoetspore brothervan sy ouer broer Franz intogevolg theen employmentwerk ofgekry theby die [[Hofkapelle]] atin [[Dresden]].<ref name="Eitner" /><ref name="Lebedur" /><ref name="Gerber" /> OnceWeereens againin followingdie invoetspore hisvan brother'ssy footstepsbroer, het Johann Georg movedin 1734 tona [[Rheinsberg]] in 1734getrek<ref name="Eitner" /><ref name="Lebedur" /> anden, arrivingtoe onhy orop afterof Aprilna 8 April gearriveer het, was immediatelyhy employedonmiddellik asin adiens [[viola]]geneem playeras in'n thealtvioolspeler then-crownin princekroonprins [[FrederickFrederik the Great|Frederick]]'sse private Hofkapelle. DuringGedurende thishierdie time,tyd hehet alsohy finalisedook hissy trainingopleiding as aviolis violinistonder underdie thewakende tutelageoog ofvan hissy olderouer brotherbroer, Franz, voltooi. <ref name="Eitner" /><ref name="Lebedur" /> UponBy thedie accessiontroonbestyging ofvan FrederickFrederik tona thedie PrussianPruisiese thronetroon in 1740, was Johann Georg wasoorgeplaas transferredna toBerlyn Berlinwaar wherehy hein wasdiens employedgeneem inis thedeur newlydie formednuut courtgevormde orchestrahoforkes,<ref name="Eitner" /><ref name="Lebedur" /><ref name="Gerber" /> firsteers as a'n violaspeler playervan ondie a[[Altviool]] salaryop of'n salaris van 150 Thaler, anden later as a'n violinist[[violis]] onop a'n salarysalaris ofvan 300 Thaler.<ref name="Eitner" /> HeHy diedis vroeg in Berlin1752 in early[[Berlyn]] 1752oorlede.<ref name="Gerber" />
