Pablo Casals
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It was Pablo Casals’ ambition to bring beautiful music, peace and harmony to the world. He was nicknamed appropriately by his friends as, ‘Pau’ which means ‘peace.’ Pablo is remembered as a passionate political activist and one of the greatest cello players and music composers of the 20th century. He was recognized as being the first artist to play an entire Bach suite in public. Today, musicians around the world still celebrate this great musical hero.
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