Pablo Casals, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pablo Casals

Catalan cellist and conductor

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1876

Place of Birth: El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 22-Oct-1973

Profession: composer, conductor, musician, university teacher, cellist, music pedagogue, autobiographer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Pablo Casals

  • Pau Casals i Defilló (Spanish: ['paw k?'zalz i ð?fi'?o]; 29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973), usually known in English as Pablo Casals, was a cellist, composer, and conductor from Spain.
  • He is generally regarded as the pre-eminent cellist of the first half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest cellists of all time.
  • He made many recordings throughout his career, of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, also as conductor, but he is perhaps best remembered for the recordings of the Bach Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939.
  • He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F.
  • Kennedy (though the ceremony was presided over by Lyndon B.
  • Johnson).

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