Gabor Rejto

Until World War II Budapest was among Europe’s leading centers of music. There Gabor Rejto received his teaching in cello, you start with the instructor Frederick Teller, an extremely progressive instructor of the device. He was well-prepared when he came into the Budapest Academy of Music at age 16. He graduated as a completely accredited performer at age 18 and began a concert profession. While Budapest was an excellent place that to start out, 1934 had not been the optimum time. Nevertheless, he could travel and research with Casals in Barcelona and in Prades. He discovered that his older Hungarian teacher’s “advanced” concepts easily fit into well with Casals’ innovative cello technique. He was among the first Casals pupils to understand the hazards of growing as only copy from the Catalan expert. He discovered he could adopt the Casals technique but utilize it like a springboard for his personal musical concepts. He shifted to america in 1939 prior to the outbreak of Globe Battle II. He became a teacher at both Eastman and Manhattan Academic institutions of Music. From 1954 until his loss of life he was a teacher on the School of Southern California. He documented often, and was especially successful in neuro-scientific chamber music. He became a member of the Paganini Quartet, the Hungarian String Quartet, as well as the Alma Trio, which he was a founding member. He became an extremely esteemed instructor, and gained the Artist-Teacher of the entire year Award in the American String Instructors’ Association.