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Pablo Casals. He played the piano, violin, and organ. . Pablo Casals.
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He played the piano, violin, and organ. Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals was born on December 29, 1876 and he died on October 22, 1973. Born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain.His father, Carlos Casals I Ribes, was a parish organist and choirmaster and gave instruction in piano, song, violin, and organ. At age four, Caslas could play the piano, violin, and flute.
In 1893, a Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz heard him playing in a cafe and gave him a letter of introduction to the private secretary to Maria Cristina, the Queen Regent in Madrid Spain. He was asked to play at informal concerts in the palace and was granted a royal stipend to study composition.
In 1895, he went to Paris, where he earned a living by playing second cello in the theater orchestra of the FoliesMarigny. The next year, he returned to Catalonia and in 1897, he appeared a soloist with the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and was awarded the Order of Carlos lll from the Queen.