Pablo Casals




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PabloCasals was known as one of the greatest cello players and composers of the twentieth century. He was born in December 29, 1876 in Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain. Also, he was a gifted person who could play piano since he was 4 years old. By the age of five he joined the church choir and at six he was composing the songs with his father. At nine he could play the violin and organ. From the age of ten Casals began each day with a walk and taking inspiration from nature. 

He became passionate in the cello after seeing the instrument in a music recital at age eleven. His father wanted him to study carpentry, but his mother encouraged him in the Municipal School of Music in Barcelona, Spain. Casals was an egotistical person. He clashed with his strict instructors, preferring to play the cello in his own, more expressive, manner. His progress was extraordinary, and Casals's new way of playing made the cello a more popular instrument.