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After early study along with his father, composer and organist Joaquin Cassadó, Gaspar attended the Barcelona Conservatory and in addition took lessons from Casals. He loved an international profession, using such greats as Bauer, Rubenstein and Menuhin. He was referred to as a processed player with gorgeous tone and solid …

Gregor Piatigorsky began performing the cello at age seven and was admitted towards the Moscow Conservatory at 9, learning there with Alfred von Glehn. In 1919, he became a member of the Lenin Quartet and was appointed primary cellist from the Bol’shoy Movie theater Orchestra. In 1921, Piatigorsky still left …