Festival paying tribute to Pau Casals kicks off with young talent
38th edition of international event focuses on Catalan cellist's push to recover German works discredited due to First World War
The 38th edition of the international festival paying tribute to Catalan cellist Pau Casals kicked off this weekend with a performance by the young talent Bruno Philippe.
During this concert in El Vendrell, Pau Casals' hometown, the spectators could listen to works by Schubert, Schumann and Brahms.
"It is very special for a musician to be in the place where Casals lived and played, he is a legendary musician who has inspired all generations," said Philippe.
El Vendrell hosts his birthplace, which has been transformed to a museum dedicated to him.
Pau Casals Foundation, which was awarded with a Catalan National Culture prize last week, is based also in El Vendrell, in a house where the cellist used to spend his summers and which is also now a museum.
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