Henryk Waghalter

26 January 2023

(1 February 1869 — 29 August 1961 or 13 April 1958)

Polish cellist and composer

He was a student of Władysław Aloiz, Zygmunt Noskowski, Julius Klengel, and Antonín Dvořák. He was a Holocaust survivor.

Here is his Gavotte for Cello and Piano, Op. 5, played by cellist Anna Wróbel and pianist Mariusz Dropek:

1 February 24

12:00 am

Curator, Brenda Neece Author

Cello Museum founder and curator, Dr. Brenda Neece is a cellist and a researcher specializing in the history of the cello. Before starting The Cello Museum in 2019, she worked as a freelancer and served for just over a decade as a musical instrument museum curator. Her major cello teachers were Rochelle Kidd, Fred Raimi, Martha Gerschefski, and William Pleeth. Her academic mentors were Jon Finson, Marilyn Gombosi, Hélène La Rue, Ferdinand J. de Hen, and Jeremy Montagu.