Pablo Casals
29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973
Pablo Casals was a Catalan-Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer widely regarded as one of the greatest cellists of all time. He was famous for reviving Bach's Cello Suites and for his lifelong opposition to the Franco regime, refusing to perform in countries that recognized it.
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Life events
Pablo Casals was born in El Vendrell, in the Catalonia region of Spain.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCasals trained in cello, piano, and composition at the Escola Municipal de Música in Barcelona.
As a teenager he found a copy of Bach's Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello in a Barcelona shop, beginning a lifelong study.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCasals founded a celebrated chamber trio with pianist Alfred Cortot and violinist Jacques Thibaud.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCasals made the first complete recordings of Bach's Cello Suites, transforming their standing in the repertoire.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter the Spanish Civil War, Casals settled in Prades in southern France and refused to perform in support of the Franco regime.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCasals launched the Prades Festival to mark the bicentenary of Bach's death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCasals gave a celebrated concert at the White House at the invitation of President Kennedy.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCasals conducted his own Hymn to the United Nations and received the U.N. Peace Medal.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCasals died in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he had spent his final years.
Source: en.wikipedia.org