Pablo Casals
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"Casals" redirects here. For other people with this surname, see Casals (surname). For the medieval rural settlements, see Casalis.
Pau Casals i Defilló[1][2] (Catalan: [ˈpaw kəˈzalz i ðəfiˈʎo]; 29 December 1876 – 22 October 1973), known in English by his Spanish name Pablo Casals,[3][4][5][6] was a Spanish and Puerto Rican cellist, composer, and conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, including some as conductor, but he is perhaps best remembered for the recordings he made of the Cello Suites by Bach. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy (though the ceremony was presided over by Lyndon B. Johnson).
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Casals and the second or maternal family name is Defilló; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".