Adolfo Odnoposoff (

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, 22 February 1917 –

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, 13 March 1992) was an Argentine-born-and-raised cellist of Russian ancestry who performed in concerts for 5 decades in South, Central, and North America, the Caribbean, Europe, Israel, and the former

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. He had performed as principal cellist in the

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and many of the important orchestras of Latin America. He had soloed with major orchestras under conductors that include Arturo Toscanini,

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, Victor Tevah,

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, Carlos Chavez,

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, Luis Ximénez Caballero (es),

Willem van Otterloo Jan Willem van Otterloo (27 December 190727 July 1978) was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer. Biography Van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, the son of William Frederik van Otterloo, a railway inspector, a ...

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, Jorge Sarmientos (es),

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Anshel Brusilow Anshel Brusilow (August 14, 1928 – January 15, 2018) was an American violinist, conductor, and music educator at the collegiate level. Early life and education Brusilow was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1928, the son of Ukrainian Jewish ...

Pau Casals Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: ; 29 December 187622 October 1973), usually known in English by his Castilian Spanish name Pablo Casals,

and Enrique Gimeno. He also performed a Khachaturian work under the direction of Khachaturian.

Biography

Career

Formal education

Beginning around 1930, Odnoposoff studied with

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and

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at the Music High School in Berlin (die Hochschule für Musik zu Berlin, which, as of 2001, has been known as

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). 1930 coincided with the ''

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'' in

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. In 1932, Odnoposoff moved to Paris, entering

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, where, in 1935, he earned a concert and teaching diploma. While there, he studied cello with

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, a colleague of Pablo Casals.

Israel

1936, Odnoposoff, seeking refuge from the

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because he was a

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, moved to

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, where he became a founding member of the

for its inaugural 1936–1937 season. He had performed with the orchestra, then called the Palestine Symphony Orchestra, in various roles, including that of principal cellist and soloist. The orchestra was founded by

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, a cousin once removed of Odnoposoff's future wife, Berthe Huberman.

Peru and Chile

From 1938 to 1941, Odnoposoff was principal cellist with The National Symphony Orchestra of Peru. In 1940, he was a founding member of the Chile Cuarteto de Cuerdas (Chile String Quartet) — with Willie McDermott (violin), Raúl Martínez (viola), Fredy Wang (Alfredo Wang; 1918–2004) (violin), sponsored by The Institute of Musical Extension at the

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. He held that chair until 1944.

Cuba

From 1944 to 1958, he was principal cellist of the Orquesta Filarmónica de La Habana, when, then, was conducted by

. Alexander Prilutchi (1913–2001) was

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and, from 1945 to 1953, J. Wolfgang Granat (1918–1998) was first violist. Granat went to play viola with the Philadelphia Orchestra for 35 years, until he retired in 1991. In Havana, Odnoposoff had been a member of a trio of Sociedad de Música de Cámara (Chamber Music Society) — with Prilutchi and pianist Paquito Godino ''(né'' Francisco Jose Godino; 1919–1996). In January 1959, Fidel Castro's revolutionaries overtook

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. Within 6 months,

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became the new president and restructured Cuba as a communist state.

Mexico and Puerto Rico

From 1958 to 1961, Odnoposoff was cellist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. While in Mexico, he taught at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música. From 1964 to 1974, Odnoposoff, at the invitation of Pablo Casals, taught at the

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. For 10 years, he was head of the Cello Department and served as the right-hand man of Casals, director of the conservatory that he founded. Casals died on October 22, 1973.

United States

During the 1975–1976 academic year, Odnoposoff became a visiting professor at the

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following an extensive tour of the

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— while still holding the post as Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the

. He and his wife soon became a full-time professors at North Texas. In 1977, his friend,

became the conductor of the

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. Odnoposoff remained active teaching and concertizing until his retirement in 1988, whereupon

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awarded him ''Professor Emeritus'' status. His wife, Berthe, is still a professor of music at

Legacy in Latin American classical music

Odnoposoff was an influential exponent of Latin classical music, notably works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alberto Ginastera,

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Rodolfo Halffter Rodolfo Halffter Escriche (October 20, 1900 – October 14, 1987) was a Spanish composer. Early years Born in Madrid, Spain, into a family of musicians, Rodolfo Halffter was the brother of Ernesto Halffter and uncle of Cristóbal Halffter, also c ...

. He presented numerous lectures, master classes, and concerts throughout the

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on that theme.

Personal life

Early life and family background

Adolfo was one of three children born in

to the marriage of Mauricio (altnernate spelling: Moisés) Odnoposoff and Juana ''(née'' Veinstien; alternate spelling Weinstien). Alolfo's brother,

Ricardo Odnoposoff Ricardo Odnoposoff (February 24, 1914 – October 26, 2004) was a Jewish Argentine-Austrian-American violinist of the 20th century. He was a former concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic. He was dismissed on September 1, 19 ...

(de) (1914–2004), was the former concertmaster of

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. Adolfo's sister, Nélida Odnoposoff (born 1919), was a critically acclaimed Argentine concert pianist whose European debut was in 1935 in Berlin. Growing up in

, she had been a ''

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'' of the Argentine pianist Edmundo Piazzini (es), and in Berlin, she studied with Hansi Freudberg. Nélida concertized until the late 1950s. During the early 1940s, was associated with the Opera and Ballet of Montevideo''The Teatro Solís: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo,'' by Susana Salgado,

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(2003); and had soloed with important orchestras of Latin America.''Exploring the Musical Mind,'' by Jacob Kwalwasser (1894–1977), Coleman-Ross Co. (1955); ''Gran Enciclopedia Argentina'' (in vol. 6 of 8 vols.),

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(ed.),

: Ediar (1956–1963); ,
Músicos exiliados del nazismo en la Argentina (1932–1943)
'' by Josefina Irurzun, ''Revista Brasileira de História das Religiões'' (journal), Vol. 5, No. 15, January 2013 Mauricio Odnoposoff had emigrated from Russia to Argentina with his father. When Ricardo, Adolfo, and Nélida were studying music in Germany, Mauricio and Juana Odnoposoff moved to Germany.

Marriage

Adolfo met his wife, Berthe ''(né'' Huberman; born in

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) in Cuba in 1941, when he was principal cellist with the Havana Symphony. Berthe was a young aspiring concert pianist. She is a

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of the violinist Bronislaw Huberman and also the

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of Mexican poet Angelina Muñiz-Huberman, PhD. Odnoposoff's wife, Berthe ''(also spelled'' Berte and Berta; ''née'' Huberman born in

on May 19, 1925) was a widely acclaimed piano virtuoso. Since 1941, when they met in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, until his retirement in 1988, she had been his accompanist and chief musical collaborator. In concerts and on recordings, they were often billed as a duo. Composers often inscribed dedications to both Adolfo and Berthe. She was also an influential piano

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. She joined the faculty at the

in 1976. She held a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Degree, a Diploma in piano, and a Diploma in theory and harmony from the Ministry of Education, Havana, Cuba. She not only mentored aspiring performing artists at the conservatory and collegiate levels, she developed effective pedagogical approaches for gifted pianists at primary and secondary school ages. Berthe Huberman de Odnoposoff died on July 1, 2019 at the age of 94. Adolfo, his wife, and his brother performed their final concert together in May 1987— and billed it as a farewell — playing Beethoven's ''

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'' with the National Symphony Orchestra of Guatemala under the direction of Ricardo del Carmen.

Other information

Adolfo Odnoposoff maintained his Argentine citizenship; although, in 1977 Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe made him an honorary citizen of the State of Texas, and presented him a commemorative plaque. The surname, Odnoposoff, has various spellings (typically "z" instead of "s" and "v" instead of "ff"). But under this particular spelling, the name faces extinction in the

. Of the two males born to Mauricio and Juana Odnoposoff, (i)

(de) and his wife Hilde had one daughter, Henriette Helene Odnoposoff, who, in 1978, married David Mark Hume (born 1952); (ii) Adolfo and Berthe had one daughter, Alina M. Odnoposoff (born 1954), who married Mark J. Heller (born 1954).

Musical output

Selected discography

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, '' Cello Sonata No. 1, in F Major,'' Op. 5, RCA Victor (Chile) (1945)
Record Review: Discos-Radio
'' ''Revista Musical Chilena'' (chronicle) (), Vol. 1, No. 6, October 1945, pg. 41; : Odnoposoff, cello; Elvira Savi (es) (1920–1913) : The record also includes Mozart's '' Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor'', performed by Rosita Renard * Alberto Ginastera, "Pampeana No. 2" for cello and piano, Op. 21,

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(Argentina) 68 8047 (

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) : Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano * ''At The Center,'' New York:

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, 33- LP (1970); : Side B #

Alberto Ginastera, "Pampeana No. 2" for cello and piano, Op. 21 : Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano : Recorded on November 21, 1968 * Saint-Saëns, "Allegro Appassionata," Op. 43, for cello and piano,

68 8046 (1953) :: Granados, "Intermezzo" from the opera ''

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'' : Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano * ''Cuban Contemporary Music,''

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(1954); : Odnoposoff, cello, Huberman, pianist, #

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, "Sonatina For Cello And Piano" :: a) "Andantino" :: b) "Slow-vivo" :: c) "Alegretto" #

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: Two Popular Songs :: a) "Cuban Point" :: b) "Vueltabajo Guajira" ("The Babbling Brook") #

Aurelio de la Vega, "Legend of Ariel Criollo" # Pedro Menéndez, "Black Canto" : String Orchestra of CMZ Radio, Havana,

, conductor #

Harold Gramatges, "Serenade For String Orchestra" :: a) "Allegretto" :: b) "Andante Moderato" :: c) "Allegro" :

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conducted by Jean Constantinesco : Live performance,

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in 1960 #

John White, "Elegy" * ''In Memory of Pablo Casals,''

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, 33- LP (1974); :: Unnamed composition of Pablo Casals : Olga Iglesias, soprano; Emilio Belaval, tenor; Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano, Jesús María Sanromá, piano * ''In Memory of Pablo Casals,''

, 33- LP (1975); , :: "Reverie," for cello and piano, Odnoposoff; cello, Huberman, piano : Recorded 1974–1975 at the Ochoa and Echo Sound Studios,

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(de), ''Legend of the Creole Ariel'' (audiotape) (no date); Hans Moldenhauer Collection,

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, Call No. MS Mus 261, Item 2091 : Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano : Includes also Quintet for winds (1959), with the Westwood Woodwind Quintet : Moldenhauer, Hans, collector. The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University * Third Music Festival of Caracas, digital files (

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; 96–kHz, 24 bit) : (works 1–3), (works 4–5), (work 4), (work 5), (work 5) : Live performance, Third Music Festival of

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, May 12, 1966 # Halffter: "Sonata," Op. 26 :: a) "Allegro deciso" :: b) "Tempo de siciliana" :: c) "Rondó: Allegro" #

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(de): "Legend of Ariel Criollo" #

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, "Pampeana No. 2" : Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano #

Sergio Cervetti (es), "Cinco Episodios Para Trio" ("Five Movements For Trio") #

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, "Trio" Op. 58 : José Figueroa, violin; Odnoposoff, cello; Elias López, piano *

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, "Serenade," for string trio,

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ICP MC-4, 33- LP (197?); , : José Madera, violin; Guillermo Figueroa, viola; Odnoposoff, cello * ''Seis piezas breves (Six Short Pieces),''

ICP C-8 (197?); , #

Luis Antonio Ramírez (1923–1995): "Sonata Elegiaca," for cello and piano : Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano : Recorded July & August 1971 at the Ochoa Sound Studio #

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: "Petroglifos," for violin, cello and piano : José Figueroa, violin; Odnoposoff, cello;

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, piano : Recorded in concert at the

, October 8, 1967 * ''Adolfo Odnoposoff: Obras De Galindo- Halffter- Ponce- Revueltas- Sandi,'' Mexico:

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MCD-3027, Serie SACM (es), 33- LP (1962); : Side A # Galindo: "Sonata" # Ponce: "Tres preludios" : Side B #

Halffter: "Sonata," Op. 26 :: a) "Allegro deciso" :: b) "Tempo de siciliana" :: c) "Rondó: Allegro" #

Revueltas: two selections from "Siete canciones" ("Seven Children's Songs") :: a) "Canción de cuna" ("Cradle Song") :: b) "Las cinco horas" ("The Five Hours") #

Sandi: "Hoja de albúm" ("Sheet album")

: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano :

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Otto Mayer-Serra Otto Mayer-Serra (1904 in Barcelona, Spain – 1968 in Mexico City), was a Spanish-Mexican musicologist known for being one of the first musicologist to write a systematic study of 20th century Mexican music. Life His father was a German ...

, "Rhapsody for Cello and Piano" (last movement) (recording date not known); : Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano

Selected dedicated works

Works dedicated to Adolfo and Berthe Odnoposoff Cuban composers *

(de) (

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): "Legend of Ariel Criollo" (1953); :: Premiered by Adolfo and Berthe in Havana in 1954 at a concert of the Sociedad de Conciertos; it was immediately recorded by

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as an LP that included works by other Cuban composers, such as

, Pedro Menéndez, and

(see Selected discography above);

(de) dedicated the work to the marriage of Odnoposoff and Huberman. The work was published in the Washington, D.C., in 1955 by the

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(

): "Sonatina," for cello and piano,

: Ricordi Americana (publisher) (1955); Mexican composers * Simón Tapia Colman (ca): "Sonata," for cello and piano, Ediciones Mexicanas de Música (publisher) (1961); (2nd reference is a manuscript copy) *

: "Sonata," Op. 26, Peer International (publisher) (1962); *

Blas Galindo Blas Galindo Dimas (February 3, 1910 – April 19, 1993) was a Mexican composer. Biography Born in San Gabriel, Jalisco, Galindo studied intermittently from 1931 to 1944 at the National Conservatory in Mexico City, studying with Carlos Chávez ...

: "Sonata," Ediciones Mexicanas de Música (publisher) (1962); * Manuel Enríquez: "Sonatina" (manuscript copy) (1962); *

Luis Sandi Luis Sandi Meneses (22 February 1905, Mexico City – 1996), was a musician, teacher and composer. Biography The complete name is Luis Sandi Meneses. Born February 22, 1905 in Mexico City, the only child of Genaro Sandi and María Meneses. ...

: "Hoja de Album," for cello and piano, Ediciones Mexicanas de Música (publisher) (1963); , *

: "Sonatina," for cello and piano, Ediciones Mexicanas de Musica (publisher) (1965); *

: "Sonata" (1966) Argentine composers * Guillermo Graetzer (de): "Concierto para Cello y Orquesta" * Julio César Brero: "Variaciones sobre un tema italiano"; * Floro Ugarte (es): "Elegia" * Antonío Tauriello (es): "Diferencias No. 3" Puerto Rican composers *

: "Arawak para Cello and Electronic Sounds" * Luis Antonio Ramírez: "Sonata Elegiaca," for cello and piano (1970) *

Roberto Sierra Roberto Sierra (born 9 October 1953) is a Puerto Rican composer of contemporary classical music. Life Sierra was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He studied composition in Europe, notably with György Ligeti in Hamburg (1979–1982), Germany. Af ...

: "Dialogo No. 1" *

: "Salsa on the C String," for cello and piano (1981); Elsewhere * Paul Csonka (

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): "Serenata for Cello and Orchestra" (1954); *

Roque Cordero Roque Cordero (August 16, 1917 – December 27, 2008) was a Panamanian composer.De Lerma, Dominique-Rene"African Heritage Symphonic Series" Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR061. Life Born in Panama City, he studied composition under Ern ...

(

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): "Sonata for Violoncello and Piano," Peer International (publisher) (1963) (commissioned by Odnoposoff); * Federico Heinlein (es) (

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): "Sonatina" * Ninón de Brouwer Lapeiretta (

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): "Romanza" *

Martin Mailman Martin S. Mailman (30 June 1932, in New York City – 18 April 2000, in Denton, Texas) was an American composer noted for his music for orchestra, chorus, multimedia, and winds. Biography He was born in New York City on June 30, 1932. He studie ...

(

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): "Clastics: Formations for Solo Cello," Op. 61 * German Borda (es) ( Colombia): "Movimiento de Sonata"

Notable performances

* 1947: Odnoposoff debuted in New York at Town Hall, January 29, 1947. * 1949:

(de): "Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano" (1949), performed in Havana by Odnoposoff, Alexander Prilutchi (violin), and Rafael Morales (1905–1990) (piano). The trio was sponsored by the Sociedad de Música de Cámara (Chamber Music Society) * 1957: Odnoposoff, as guest soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile (es), performed Ernest Bloch's '' Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra'', Victor Tevah, conductor * 1961: Rodolfo Halffter's "Cello Sonata," Op. 26, was composed between 1959 and 1960 for the second Inter-American Festival, held in Washington in 1961. The composer dedicated it to Adolfo Odnoposoff and his wife, Berthe Huberman. Odnoposoff performed the premiere with Mexican pianist and composer Alicia Urreta on 26 April 1961 in the Library of Congress's

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; * 1963–1964 season, Brahms's "

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," Endre Wolf, violin, and Adolfo Odnoposoff, cello, Palestine Symphony Orchestra, George Singer conducting * March 1966: Mario Davidovsky's "Synchronisms No. 3" (1964), for cello and electronic sound,

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* 1966: Rházes Hernández-López, "Tres Espacios Para Trio," Third Music Festival of

, performed by Jose Figueroa (violin), Odnoposoff,

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(es) (piano) * 1988:

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, March 19, at 7:30, Odnoposoff, cello, with

Aldo Ciccolini Aldo Ciccolini (; 15 August 1925 – 1 February 2015) was an Italian pianist who became a naturalized French citizen in 1971. Biography Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples. His father, who bore the title of Marquis of Macerata, worked as a typogr ...

:: "Fantasia for Cello and Piano" –

Gerard Schurmann Gerard Schurmann (19 January 1924 – 24 March 2020) was a Dutch-born British composer and conductor. He lived in the United States from 1981 until his death. He composed music for many film soundtracks. Schurmann was also the orchestrator for th ...

(fr) ::: (other works were performed by Ciccolini) :: "Fantasia" was composed in 1967 and premiered March 1967 by Odnoposoff and Ciccolini at the

Salle Pleyel The Salle Pleyel (, meaning "Pleyel Hall") is a concert hall in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, designed by acoustician Gustave Lyon together with architect Jacques Marcel Auburtin, who died in 1926, and the work was completed in 1927 by ...

– Odnoposoff and Ciccolini also performed the work at

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Instrument

* Odnoposoff owned and performed on a compound

Amati Amati (, ) is the last name of a family of Italian violin makers who lived at Cremona from about 1538 to 1740. Their importance is considered equal to those of the Bergonzi, Guarneri, and Stradivari families. Today, violins created by Nicolò ...

cello, '' circa'' 1680.

List of former students

* Christopher Adkins (born 1959), principal cellist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1987–present); former principal cellist with the

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The orchestra performs primarily at the Bradley Symphony Center in Allen-Bradley Hall. The orchestra also serves as the orchestra for Florentine ...

* Fabio Landa (born 1924), cellist, composer, studied with Odnoposoff in Havana, Cuba * Deborah Petty Brooks (born 1955), Associate Principal Cellist with the

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Fort Worth, Texas. The orchestra is resident at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall. In addition to its symphonic and pops concert series, the FWSO a ...

(1985-1999) and solo cellist of

Casa Mañana Casa Mañana Theatre (also known as the "House of Tomorrow") is located in the Fort Worth Cultural District, Texas. Originally an outdoor amphitheater, Casa opened in 1936 as part of the official Texas Centennial Celebration. Casa Mañana is a ...

Musicals (1981–present) and Dallas Summer Musicals (1998–present).

References and further reading

External links

Conciertos Daniel, an artist management agency, managed the concert tours of Adolfo Odnoposoff. Primarily a family business, three generations of family members managed Odnoposoff.
Adolfo Odnoposoff photo
at the Conciertos Daniel website
Berthe Odnoposoff's bio at the University of North Texas
* Audio sample:
Amadeo Roldan (1900–1939), "Punto cubano,"
Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano

References

Notes

Inline citations

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