Dec. 29: Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor

BORN DECEMBER 29:

Pablo Casals (1876-1973) Catalan cellist and conductor, one of the greatest cellists of all time, who gave a solo recital in Barcelona at the age of fourteen. Best remembered for recordings of the "Bach Cello Suites" made from 1936 to 1939; Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1963, among many honors.

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