Gaspar Cassado

Gaspar Cassadó i Moreu (September 30, 1897 – December 24, 1966) was a Spanish cellist and composer of the early 20th century.
He was born in Barcelona to a church musician father and began taking cello lessons at age seven.
When he was nine, he played in a recital where Pablo Casals was in the audience; Casals immediately offered to teach him.
The city of Barcelona awarded him a scholarship so that he could study with Casals in Paris.

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