Carlo Alfredo Piatti

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carlo Alfredo Piatti (January 8, 1822 - 1901) was an Italian violoncellist. He was born at Borgo Canale, near Bergamo and died in Mozzo near Bergamo.

He was the son of a violinist, and became a pupil at the conservatorio of Milan. From 1838 onwards he journeyed over Europe, playing with extraordinary success in all the important cities of the continent. In 1844 he appeared before the London public at a Philharmonic Concert; and in 1859, on the foundation of the Popular Concerts, he took up the work with which he was most intimately connected for thirty-nine seasons, retaining until 1897 the post of first violoncello at these famous chamber concerts, during the latter half of each series. He played an Stradivarius which now is named after him Piatti and is owned by the Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto.

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.