Paul Tortelier

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Paul Tortelier was a renowned French cellist and pedagogue celebrated for his expressive performances and influential teaching career.

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Paul Tortelier canonical 3

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instanceOf cellist
human
musician
pedagogue
awardReceived Conservatoire de Paris
surface form: Premier prix de violoncelle du Conservatoire de Paris
burialPlace Montparnasse Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Maria de la Pau Tortelier
Yan Pascal Tortelier NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1914-03-21
dateOfDeath 1990-12-18
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris
employer Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Genève
surface form: Conservatoire de musique de Genève

Folkwang University of the Arts
surface form: Folkwang Hochschule

École Normale de Musique de Paris
familyName Tortelier
genre classical music
givenName Paul
instrument cello
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf BBC Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
movement pacifism
name Paul Tortelier self-link
nationality French
notableStudent Arto Noras
Frans Helmerson
Jacqueline du Pré
notableWork recordings of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
recordings of Elgar’s Cello Concerto
recordings of J. S. Bach’s Cello Suites
occupation cellist
composer
music pedagogue
placeOfBirth Paris
surface form: Paris, France
placeOfDeath Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
positionHeld principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
principal cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
religion Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quakerism
residence Nice, France
Paris
surface form: Paris, France
sexOrGender male
spouse Maud Tortelier
studentOf Gérard Hekking
Louis Feuillard

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Jacqueline du Pré studentOf Paul Tortelier
Paul Tortelier name Paul Tortelier self-link