Emanuel Feuermann, an Austrian musician, born in 1902, was one of the world's great cellists. He was famous both for his interpretations of chamber music and for his solo performances. He also taught music at conservatories in Cologne, from 1917 to 1923, and Berlin, from 1929 to 1933. A child prodigy, Feuer¬mann made his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 11. In 1938, after the Nazi rise to power in Europe, he settled in the United States. In 1941 he joined the faculty of The Curtís Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pa.
Emanuel Feuermann died in New York, N.Y., May 25, 1942.
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