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Pau Casals i Defilló, known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was born in Catalonia, Spain, December 29, 1876. 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. Casals was also an internationally renowned political figure, a voice for human ...
The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction is a list of the 100 best English-language books of the 20th century compiled by American literary critic Larry McCaffery. The list was created largely in response to the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list (1999), which McCaffery considered out of touch with 20th-century ...
Emil Ábrányi. Juan Manuel Abras. Ervin Acél (conductor) Ahmed Achour. Otto Ackermann (conductor) Manuel de Adalid y Gamero. Jenő Ádám. Arshak Adamian. Carrie B. Wilson Adams.
Feb 12, 2024 · 13. Laura van der Heijden. Laura van der Heijden is a young British cellist born in 1997 who began her musical training began with the recorder at 4, piano at 5, and cello at 6 years old. By age 9, she made her professional debut winning the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year competition a few years later at 15.
Life. Feuermann was born in 1902 in Kolomyja, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Kolomyia, Ukraine) to Jewish parents. Both of his parents were amateur musicians. His father, who played the violin and cello, was his first teacher. His older brother Sigmund was also musically talented, and their little sister, Sophie (born January 1908) was ...
Aug 7, 1976 · Compared with the many great pianists and violinists who have captured the public's imagination in the 20th century, the number of superstar cellists has been small.
This is a list of territorial governors in the 20th century (1901–2000) AD, such as the administrators of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed. For the purposes of this list, a current dependency is any entity listed on these lists of dependent territories and other entities.
