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SUMMARY:CSF NEWSLETTER: JULY 2024
DESCRIPTION:Hello Everyone\n\n\nHot enough for you? \nThe nice thing is that we seem to be getting a bit of respite now and then and by that I mean RAIN. \nThe bulldozers and wood choppers continue to erase the countryside to make way for concrete and tarmac but the undergrowth is fighting back and those pretty florescent yellow and green butterflies are quite pleased to have something flowery to visit. \nThe swifts swoop and dive\, catching insects on the wing.  Apparently they can cruise at a maximum speed of  112 km/h\, something those fat lizards on my wall can only dream about! \nI tell you what\, if football or tennis isn’t your thing\, after supper get yourself a glass of wine and sit outside – there’s lots to see and hear and you never know\, there might be a glorious sunset at the end of the evening. \n\n\n\nDrop Ins\n** Tombola Prizes For our October event this year we will need prizes. If you have a bottle or an unwanted gift\, why not bring it along to us at one of our Drop Ins ** (see below for details) \n\n\nWednesday 3 July\, Pablo’s Bar\, Céret\, 10.30 \nCome along for coffee and chat. There will also be books of course and Céret is a great place to meet up with friends.\nMonday 15 July\, Café des Artistes\, Laroque des Albères\, 10.15 \nCome and have a browse through our large selection of paperbacks. Any books you bring along for exchange will be gratefully received. We can’t take hardbacks or non-fiction books I’m afraid. Bring a friend and stay for coffee.\nWednesday 17 July\, Villa Lafabrègue\, Prades\, 10.15 \nThere will be coffee and cake at this lovely villa. Please note that we won’t be here in August.\n\nLooking ahead\nOctober Rose – Les Jeudis Roses de la Clinique 2024\n4 Thursdays of talks\, workshops and conferences about breast cancer\nOct 3\, 10\, 17 & 24 : 11am – 4pm \n🎗 To support Pink October\, the SOA (Soins d’Onco-Accompagnement) joins with PINK THURSDAYS in Perpignan at the Clinique St Pierre. \nSOA 66\, based in Perpignan\, offers support to people with cancer throughout the Pyrénées-Orientales. It gives supportive care to patients being treated in Oncology and/or Hematology in the form of alternative\, complementary care\, as well as financial support. The objective is to inform patients\, health professionals and visitors of the actions proposed by the association. \nCSF will have a stand and we’ll be handing out leaflets and chatting mostly to medical people\, letting them know what CSF is about and how we can help English speaking patients. (There will be no stands on 30 October.) \nA detailed programme will be available later on in the year but for the moment if anyone can do an hour or two in the morning or afternoon\, we’d very much appreciate it. Please contact Phil O’Neill philomeneoneill@gmail.com \nSaturday 5 October\, Fête October Rose\, 12pm \nOur Autumn event this year will be a LUNCH AT THE DOMAINE MAS ALART. This vineyard\, set in the heart of the Roussillon plain\, has been there since 1897. \nAs you know\, the Octobre Rose campaign makes it possible to raise awareness and inform and encourage screening in the fight against breast cancer. \nAs our event takes place at this particular time of year\, we thought it would be appropriate to name it Fête October Rose. \nThe afternoon will begin with a fizzy apéro and continue with lunch and then dessert. Wine will be served of course and there will be music from our friends Zircon. Dancing will be encouraged. There will be prizes to be won – a tombola** and a surprise draw. Fun for everyone. \nEntrance by ticket only and the cost is 20€. Tickets will be on sale from August. \n \n**Our Tombola table is always a great way of raising a bit of money. And remember\, the proceeds are shared equally with La Ligue. Take a chance\, buy a raffle ticket and win a prize – it could be a bottle of shampoo\, it could be a bottle of champagne. It could be a gift box of perfume or soap\, or a couple of ceramic bowls. \nAll these are donated items and we are asking you\, if you can\, to please donate – bottles of wine or water\, jam or beer\, unwanted gifts or anything you think you yourself might like to win! Your donations will be gratefully received at any of our upcoming events\, including Drop Ins\, or just email me and I will arrange pick up. Thank you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease remember that if anyone is struggling or needing help\, the CSF telephone and email helplines are always open.   We are there for everyone needing assistance at this time as well as for those affected by cancer. There is also lots of information on our website.\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Eastaff \n
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SUMMARY:AT A GLANCE July 2024
DESCRIPTION:Around the region July 2024\n\n\n\nWHEN & WHERE?\nWHAT?\n\n\n\n\nThroughout the year\nFairs and festivals around the region\, little and large\, celebrating every imaginable ‘produit de terroir’.\n\n\nThroughout the year\nCatch a bargain or get rid of your junk at one of the many vide-greniers across the region.\n\n\nThroughout July & August\nAfter the heat of the day recedes\, enjoy a stroll through one of the region’s many night markets.\n\n\nThroughout July & August\nDrought and weather permitting\, firework displays light up the P-O skies throughout summer. \n\n\nThroughout July & August\nCentre d’art contemporain\, Perpignan\nThe Threat of an Ideal. Summer exhibition from Sylvie Dubal. Website.\n\n\nThroughout July & August\nPerpignan\nTêt en Fête. From 6th July to 18th August\, head to the banks of the river Têt for gerat food\, live music\, entertainment and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nThroughout July & August\nSaint Cyprien\nSummer Saint Cyprien Style. A wide range of activities\, events\, workshops\, markets and more… Find out more here.\n\n\nEvery Monday\, 9.30pm\nPlace de la Martinique\, Le Barcarès\nLes lundis du jazz. Free outdoor jazz concerts. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvery Tuesday\, 4.30pm\nMusée d’art moderne\, Collioure\nGuided tour in English of the summer exhibition\, Plein Soleil.\n\n\nEvery Tuesday\, 6pm\nPerpignan\nLes soirées rayonnantes. Concerts in the main squares (places Verdun\, Gambetta & République)\, followed by light and sound show at 10.30pm. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvery Wednesday\, 8pm\nPlace Picasso\, Céret\nLes mercredis Place Picasso. Every Wednesday head to Place Picasso for a free live concert from different artists. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvery Thursday\, 4.30pm\nMusée d’art moderne\, Collioure\nGuided tour in English of the summer exhibition\, Plein Soleil.\n\n\nEvery Thursday\, 6pm\nGrand Stade les Capellans\, Saint Cyprien\nLes jeudis de Grand Stade. Every Thursday enjoy music\, food trucks\, Zumba and more… Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvery Thursday\, 8.30pm\nPerpignan\nLes soirées rayonnantes. Concerts in the main squares (places Verdun\, Gambetta & République)\, followed by light and sound show at 10.30pm. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvery Friday\, 7pm\nLe Boulou\nLes venderdis du Boulou. Music\, entertainment\, open-air cinema… welcome in the weekend in le Boulou. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvery Friday\, 8pm\nPlace de la République\, Argelès sur Mer\nLes vendredis tradi. Welcome in the weekend with traditional Catalan music and Sardanes. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvry Friday\, 9pm\nMusée d’art moderne\, Céret\nLes vendredis du jazz. Live jazz concerts among the incredible art works of the modern art museum in Céret. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nEvery Saturday\, 6.30pm\nArgelès Village\nLes samedis au village. Carnavals\, parades\, street theatre… head to the village for an evening of outdoor entertainment. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nTuesday 2nd\, 10am\nPerpignan\nPerpignan I Discover You. Guided tour in English of Perpignan’s historic centre. 7€. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nTuesday 2nd\, 4pm\nSalle Trescases\, Amélie les Bains\nConcert chansons françaises. Great French classics performed by the Choeur d’Amélie choir. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nTuesday 2nd\, 4.30pm\nCloisters\, St Génis des Fontaines\nCello recital by Magdalène Risel. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nTuesday 2nd – Sunday 7th\nCollioure\nPiano à Collioure. Annual youth talent festival with incredible rising piano stars from all over the world. Programme.\n\n\nThursday 4th\, 10.30am\nArles sur Tech\nTales & heritage of Arles sur Tech. Guided visit in English. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nThursday 4th\, 6pm\nBanyuls sur Mer\nFesta Catalana.Traditional Catalan celebrations including carrefocs (pyrothechnics)\, Sardanes and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 7th\nAcross the region\nElections législatives – 2e tour. Second and final round of voting for the deputies of the Assemblée nationale. Find out more here.\n\n\nSunday 7th\nVillefranche de Conflent\nFête de la Sorcière. Getting bewitched with the witches festival in Villefranche de Conflent. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 7th\, 6pm\nJardin des Plantes\, Saint Cyprien\nJardin en scène. Live\, acoustic concert in the shade of the botanical gardens. Free for St Cyp residents. 3€ for non-residents. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nMonday 8th\, 7.15pm\nPlace Saint Jacques\, Canet en Roussillon\nIrish Celtic Night. Live Irish music from Eanair (folk quartet) and Comrades (folk rock accompanied by Irish dancers). Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nWednesday 10th – Saturday 13th\nLe Barcarès\nLes Déferlantes.\n\n\nFriday 12th\, 6pm\nEglise Saint Georges\, Vernet les Bains\nCanticel Concert.\n\n\nFriday 12th\, 9pm\nThermes du Boulou\nOSAR concert. Performance from Orchestre Symphonique d’Alénya Roussillon accompanied by 3 dancers performing Boléro. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 13th\, 9pm\nCave Ecoiffier\, Alénya\nOSAR concert. Performance from Orchestre Symphonique d’Alénya Roussillon accompanied by 3 dancers performing Boléro. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 14th\nAcross the region\nFête nationale.\n\n\nSunday 14th\, 9pm\nSaint Cyprien\nABBA Story. Celebrate the French Revolution with a free tribute concert to the Swedish megastars in Place de la République. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nMonday 15th\, 4pm\nLe Barcarès\nShow aérien. The Rafale Solo Display and the aerobatics team from the French Air Force perform in the skies above le Barcarès. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nMonday 15th\, 9pm\nEsplanade Charles Trenet\, Argelès sur Mer\nConcert Boney M. Tribute to the band plus other live music with “ambience à l’africaine”. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nMonday 15th – Tuesday 20th August\nVineyards of the P-O\nAmusikenvignes. Live music from rising musical stars followed by tastings ay vineyards across the P-O and into the Aude. Programme.\n\n\nTuesday 16th\, 9pm\nCloisters\, St Génis des Fontaines\nOSAR concert. Performance from Orchestre Symphonique d’Alénya Roussillon accompanied by 3 dancers performing Boléro. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 19th\, 7pm\nLe Racou\nFête du Racou.\n\n\nFriday 19th\, 7pm\nSorède\nFestival de Blues.\n\n\nFriday 19th – Sunay 21st\nCéret\nFestival de Sardanes. \n\n\nSaturday 20th – Sunday 21st\nCanet en Roussillon\nFête de la Saint Jacques.\n\n\nSunday 21st\, 5.30pm\nEglise Saint Jacques\, Canet en Roussillon\nCanticel Concert.\n\n\nSunday 21st\, 6pm\nJardin des Plantes\, Saint Cyprien\nJardin en scène. Live\, acoustic concert in the shade of the botanical gardens. Free for St Cyp residents. 3€ for non-residents. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nMonday 22nd – Sunday 28th\nCampo Santo\, Perpigan\nLive au Campo. Exceptional live concerts in the impressive Campo Santo. Website.\n\n\nTuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th\, 9.30pm\nThéâtre de la Mer\, Canet en Roussillon\nSun & Sea. Free concerts including tributes to Sinatra and Amy Winehouse\, big brass bands\, 80s classics and more… Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nThursday 25th\nParc de la Prade\, Saint Cyprien\nPiano du lac. Free piano recital from a platform over the lake of the park. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 26th\, 6pm\nAmélie les Bains\nCarnaval d’été. Enjoy a summer carnival in Amélie. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 26th\, 7.30pm\nCentre aquatique\, Canet en Roussillon\nFéerie de l’eau. Celebrate the opening of the Paris Olympics with a water and light spectacle and screening of the Opening Ceremony. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nFriday 26th – Sunday 28th\nCaves Ecoiffier\, Alénya\nFestival BioViv’Art. Music\, workshops\, conferences and more on the local flora and fauna – this year’s theme: insects & birds. Website.\n\n\nSaturday 27th\, 7pm\nArgelès sur Mer\nDiad’Argelès. Traditional Catalan celebrations in Argelès village including gegants (giants)\, Sardanes and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSaturday 27th – Sunday 28th\nBanyuls sur Mer\nSous les galets le Jazz. Weekend jazz festival on the beach. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 28th\, 4pm\nEglise\, Belesta\nCanticel Concert.\n\n\nSunday 28th\, 6pm\nJardin des Plantes\, Saint Cyprien\nJardin en scène. Live\, acoustic concert in the shade of the botanical gardens. Free for St Cyp residents. 3€ for non-residents. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nSunday 28th & Monday 29th\nSaint Génis des Fontaines\nJazz en Tech.\n\n\nSunday 28th – Thursday 8th August\nPrades & villages of le Conflent\nFestival Pablo Casals.\n\n\nMonday 29th\, 9pm\nArgelès sur Mer\nFête Catalane. Traditional Catalan celebrations at the beach including castellars (human towers)\, carrefocs (pyrotechnics)\, Sardanes and more. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nTuesday 30th\, 10am\nPerpignan\nPerpignan I Discover You. Guided tour in English of Perpignan’s historic centre. 7€. Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\nTuesday 30th – Wednesday 31st\, 9.30pm\nThéâtre de la Mer\, Canet en Roussillon\nSun & Sea. Free concerts including tributes to Sinatra and Amy Winehouse\, big brass bands\, 80s classics and more… Contact the Office de Tourisme for more info.\n\n\n\n\nMORE…..\n\n\n\n\n*Photo credit: Tourisme Conflent Canigou \n \nANY EVENTS TO ADD? 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SUMMARY:Festival Pablo Casals\, Prades
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nFestival Pablo Casals\nAs one of the most respected chamber music festivals in France and\, indeed\, in Europe\, the event organisers consistently attract soloists and larger groups of the highest quality to perform in the beautiful abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxà. \nThe festival\n \nThe festival pays particular homage to Casals’ pacifist activism. Himself a refugee fleeing the Franco regime\, he committed as much time to campaigning for peace as he did to performing music\, famously asking Albert Scweitzer “why not create and protest at the same time?”. He was even approached to accept the Nobel Peace Prize! \nStarted in 1950 in Prades\, Casals explained that the “festival was a necessary thing\, like a debt that I had towards the town that adopted me”. Each and every year since\, the festival has presented an inspiring series of concerts played by some of the greatest musicians of our day. Pablo Casals himself participated up to the age of 90! \nCLICK HERE FOR FULL PROGRAMME \n \n\n\n\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/XVXb2X1MtsM?si=weaOzUzbtyMMuEHu” title=”Test your French with the 2021 Teaser”][vc_column_text] \nInspiring Youth\nIn 1976\, at the suggestion of the violinist\, Fred Mucciolini\, an Academy of Music was set up to welcome young musicians and give master classes in the art of chamber music. \nThe student concerts\, usually held in the last week of the festival\, present a great opportunity to visit the charming villages of the Conflent and to listen to the stars of tomorrow performing in the small churches packed full of Baroque art and proud parents. The atmosphere is intimate and the size of the churches ensures that everyone can see and feel a part of the event. \nArriving early you can stroll around the picturesque villages\, enjoy their beauty\, stroll along the cobbled streets and discover the old stone buildings before going into the cool church to make the most of the music. \nThe standard is unbelievably high and the pieces are played with a passion that is almost tangible. All you are asked to do is to contribute to the students’ end of term party.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe Venues\nSt Michel de Cuxa \nThe main venue is St Michel de Cuxa\, a beautiful and peaceful abbey dating back to the 10th century. It is still home to a small monastic community. \nThe graceful Roman cloisters are the perfect place to mingle with music lovers\, local and international before the concert begins\, although you may notice that half the cloisters are missing; they are to be found in the Cloisters Museum in New York! \nOnce inside the cool abbey\, watch out for the small bats flitting about in the high vaulted ceiling. But\, once the musicians start playing\, the bats are forgotten; the exceptional acoustics accentuating the talent to perfection. \n \nPrieuré de Marcevol\, Arboussols \nRestored in the 80s and 90s\, Marcevol and its ancient 12th century priory\, was one of the pilgrim stops on route to St Jacques de Compostelle and is known for its excellent acoustics. \nThis ancient building is a majestic setting\, surrounded by pure air and unspoilt nature. Calm and serene\, it is ideal place to enjoy the inspiration programme on offer. \nFond out more here. \n \nEglise St Pierre\, Prades \nOne of the most important monuments in Prades is undoubtedly the Church of St. Peter. It was built in the 17th century on the foundations of a Romanesque church\, of which only the 12th-century Lombard bell tower remains today. \nThe church is home to the largest baroque altarpiece in France\, constructed by the great Catalan sculptor Joseph Sunyer. He dedicated his work to Saint Peter\, considered to be the first Pope and patron saint of the town. \nFind out more here (in French). \n \nThere will also be concerts in other beautiful churches of the Conflent – check out the programme for full details. \nPrices\nThere are multiple options\, from single concert passes to a full festival pass. \nDetails and reservations here. \nContact\nFestival Pablo Casals\nBP 500 24 – 33 rue de l’Hospice\n66502 PRADES Cedex\nTel : 04 68 96 33 07 \nEmail : contact@prades-festival-casals.com \nWebsite: www.prades-festival-casals.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Pablo Casals” style=”flat” color=”mulled-wine”] Pau Carlos Salvador Casals i Defilló (29th December 1876 – 22nd October 1973)\, commonly known as Pablo Casals\, was a virtuoso Catalan cello player\, and later conductor. \nThroughout his career\, he made many recordings of solo\, chamber\, and orchestral music\, and also as conductor\, but Casals is best remembered for the recording of Bach’s Cello Suites he made from 1936 to 1939. \nEarly years\nCasals was born in El Vendrell\, Catalonia (Spain). His father\, Carles Casals i Ribes (1852-1908)\, was a parish organist and choirmaster. He gave Casals instruction in piano\, violin\, and organ. \nAt the age of 4\, Casals could play the violin\, piano and flute. When Casals was 11\, he first heard the cello performed by a group of traveling musicians\, and decided to dedicate himself to the instrument. \nIn 1888 his mother\, Pilar Defilló de Casals\, who was born in Puerto Rico of Catalan ancestry\, took him to Barcelona\, where he enrolled in the Escuela Municipal de Música. There he studied cello\, theory\, and piano. \nHe made prodigious progress as a cellist and on 23rd February 23 1891 he gave a solo recital in Barcelona at the age of 14. He graduated with honours from the Escuela two years later. \nIn 1893\, the Spanish composer Albéniz heard him playing in a trio in a café and gave him a letter of introduction to the private secretary to María Cristina\, the Queen Regent\, in Madrid. \nCasals was asked to play at informal concerts in the palace\, and was granted a royal stipend to study composition at the Conservatory de Musica y Declamacion in Madrid with the master Víctor Mirecki. He also played in the newly organized Quartet Society. \nIn 1895 he went to Paris\, where\, having lost his stipend from Spain\, he earned a living by playing second cello in the theater orchestra of the Folies Marigny. \nIn 1896\, he returned to Spain and received an appointment to the faculty of the Escuela Municipal de Música in Barcelona. He was also appointed principal cellist in the orchestra of Barcelona’s opera house\, the Liceu. In 1897 he appeared as soloist with the Madrid Symphony Orchestra\, and was awarded the Order of Carlos III from the Queen. \nInternational career\nIn 1899\, Casals played at The Crystal Palace in London\, and later for Queen Victoria at her summer residence at Cowes\, Isle of Wight.  \nOn 12th November 12 1899\, he appeared as a soloist at a prestigious Lamoureux Concert in Paris\, and played at Lamoureux again on 17th December 17 1899\, with great public and critical acclaim. \nAt the turn of the century\, he toured Spain and the Netherlands with the pianist Harold Bauer and in 1901-1902\, made his first tour of the United States. In 1903 he headed down to tour South America. \nOn 15th January 1904\, he was invited to play at the White House for president Theodore Roosevelt and on 9th March of that same year\, made his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York\, playing Richard Strauss’s “Don Quixote”. \nBack in Paris\, Casals organized a trio with the pianist Alfred Cortot and the violinist Jacques Thibaud; they played concerts and made recordings until 1937. Casals also became interested in conducting\, and in 1919 he organized\, in Barcelona\, the Orquesta Pau Casals and led its first concert on 13th October 13 1920. \nPersonal Life and Politics\nIn 1906 he became associated with the talented young Portuguese cellist Guilhermina Suggia\, who studied with him and began to appear in concerts as Mme. P. Casals-Suggia\, although they were not legally married. Their liaison was dissolved in 1912 and in 1914 Casals married the American socialite and singer\, Susan Metcalfe. They were separated in 1928\, but did not divorce until 1957. \nWith the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936\, the Orquesta Pau Casals ceased its activities. Casals was an ardent supporter of the Spanish Republican government\, and after its defeat vowed never to return to Spain until democracy was restored. \nHe settled in the French village of Prades\, on the Spanish border and between 1939 and 1942 he made sporadic appearances as a cellist in the unoccupied zone of southern France and in Switzerland. \nSo fierce was his opposition to the Francisco Franco regime in Spain that he declined to appear in countries that recognized the totalitarian Spanish government\, making an exception when he took part in a concert of chamber music in the White House on 13th November 1961\, at the invitation of President John F Kennedy\, whom he admired. \nIn 1950 he resumed his career as conductor and cellist at the Prades Festival\, organized in commemoration of the bicentennial of the death of Bach; he continued leading the Prades Festivals until 1966. \nIn 1956\, he made his permanent residence San Juan\, Puerto Rico\, where his mother had been born (when the island was still under Spanish rule). In 1957 an annual Casals Festival was inaugurated there. \nLater Years\nOn 3rd August 1957\, at the age of 80\, Casals married Marta Montañez Martinez\, one of his most promising young pupils. \nThroughout the 1960s\, Casals gave many master classes in Switzerland\, Italy\, Berkeley\, California\, and Marlboro\, Vermont\, some of which were televised. \nCasals was also a composer and perhaps his most effective work is La Sardana\, for an ensemble of cellos\, which he composed in 1926. His oratorio\, El pesebre (The Manger)\, was performed for the first time in Acapulco\, Mexico\, on 17th December 1960. \nOne of his last compositions was the Himno a las Naciones Unidas (Hymn of the United Nations); he conducted its first performance in a special concert at the United Nations on 24th October 24 1971\, 2 months before his 95th birthday. \nIn 1973\, Casals wrote a memoir\, Joys and Sorrows; Reflections.\n\n \nIn that same year\, aged 96\, Casals died in San Juan\, Puerto Rico. In 1979 his mortal remains were finally laid to rest in his beloved home town of El Vendrell\, Catalonia. \nHe did not live to see the end of the Franco regime\, but he was posthumously honored by the Spanish government under King Juan Carlos I\, which issued in 1976 a commemorative postage stamp in honor of his 100th birthday. \nBritish music critic W.J. Turner heard Casals play in Vienna in November\, 1913. He wrote shortly thereafter in a letter: \n…his playing… “is one of those rare things that may only come once in a lifetime and even not in one person’s life\, it may be centuries before there is anyone like that again. He is a funny little fellow only about 30 and plays with his eyes shut practically the whole time\, every note every pause and tone colour is reflected in his face and to hear him again\, to draw the bow across is a revelation.”\nFrom Wikipedia[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] \n
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