Aldo Parisot
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Aldo Simoes Parisot
Early life and musical training
Born in
Sometime later, Smith again approached Parisot, this time with an offer to pursue studies of music theory and chamber music at Yale University on scholarship. Accommodations were to be made such that Parisot could avoid taking lessons, as Feuermann was the only one Parisot was interested in studying with. Parisot accepted, and began as a "special student" at Yale in 1946. Parisot's theory professor at Yale was Paul Hindemith, with whom Parisot became close friends. However, after an argument concerning a missed rehearsal, the two got into a fight—Parisot exclaiming to Hindemith "You and your orchestra can go to hell!". A representative of the student union visited him and warned him that he could be deported. Hindemith and Parisot soon after resolved the misunderstanding.[3]
Solo career
At age 26, during the start of his studies at Yale, he made his United States debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Tanglewood Music Festival. He embarked on his first European tour the following year. Following this, he earned a degree from Yale School of Music and toured throughout the United States, Canada, and South America.[6] According to Margaret Campbell, in her book The Great Cellists, "Parisot was a brilliant soloist, chamber musician and teacher who based his ideas on the playing of Emanuel Feuermann."[7]
In the 1950s Parisot appeared in numerous solo concerts and soloed in many concertos with orchestras. During this time, he also premiered works by composers such as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Camargo Guarnieri, Jose Siqueira, Quincy Porter, Mel Powell, Cláudio Santoro, Donald Martino as well as other works that were written and dedicated to him.[8] He was recognized for his musicality, temperament and virtuoso playing as well as his teaching abilities.
Parisot gave first performances of composers such as Carmago Guarnieri, Quincy Porter, Alvin Etler, Claudio Santoro, Joan Panetti,
From 1956 to 1996, Parisot owned the
Parisot's performance at Tanglewood of
Teaching
Parisot was renowned for his teaching, having held posts at
In addition to maintaining a private studio, Parisot conducted the
Master classes
Parisot regularly gave
Alan Rich of New York has commented about these master classes:[4]
The master classes are extraordinary – Parisot has that enormous, rare gift of translating musical feeling into solid information about what to do with a set of fingers and a bow. Maybe there are master classes for clarinet, or trombone, somewhere in the world, but I doubt that they operate on the level of intensity that you find at Parisot's classes at Yale ... as a teacher, he is an object of pilgrimage.
Member of competition juries
Parisot served on juries of distinct international competitions, including those in Munich, Florence, Chile, Brazil, Évian, and Paris (Rostropovich Competition), in addition to various others throughout the US and Canada. In November 1991, he traveled to Helsinki, Finland, to participate as a member of the jury in the first Paulo International Cello Competition. He regularly returned to Morelia to judge the Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition.
In August 2007, he presided over the jury at the First Aldo Parisot International Competition in
Paintings
Parisot was also a painter, and exhibited his work at galleries in
Personal life
Parisot was married twice. His first marriage, to the former Ellen Lewis, produced three sons, one of whom is film director Aldo L. "Dean" Parisot. His second marriage, to the pianist Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot, lasted 52 years, until his death.[19] Parisot died at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, on December 29, 2018, aged 100.[20]
Awards and recognitions
Parisot received numerous awards and honors over the years, including gold medals and honorary citizenships from Lebanon and Brazil.
- In 1980 Parisot was awarded the Eva Janzer "Chevalier du Violoncelle" by Indiana University[21]
- In September 1982, he was awarded the United Nations Peace Medal following his performance at its Staff Day ceremonies
- In 1983 he received the Artist/Teacher Award presented by the American String Teachers Association
- A Yale faculty member since 1958, Aldo Parisot was named the Samuel Sanford Professor of Music at Yale in 1994.
- In May 1997, Parisot received the Governor's Arts Award from the State of Connecticut[22]
- In 1999 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Shenandoah University
- In 2001 he received the Award of Distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England
- In 2002 he received the Gustave Stoeckel Award
- In 2002 he was honored as an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Penn State University
References
- ^ "Sally Menke, Editor, Weds Aldo L. Parisot". The New York Times. August 10, 1986. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2007.
- ^ "Beloved, longtime faculty cellist Aldo Parisot dies at 100". music.yale.edu. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Janof, Tim (May 4, 2001). "Conversation with Aldo Parisot". Internet Cello Society. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ a b "Aldo Parisot". Texas Christian University. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ "Emanuel Feuermann". Internet Cello Society. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ "Yale School of Music: Strings Department Description". Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2007. A short version of Parisot's printed bio, where most biographical information was obtained.
- ISBN 978-1-86105-654-2.
- ^ a b c "Aldo Parisot". Internet Cello Society. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- Naxos Records. Archivedfrom the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ See: Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, with André Previn (piano), HMV LP ASD 2873 (issued 1973), sleevenote.
- ^ "Antonio Stradivari, Cello, Cremona, c. 1730, the 'Feuermann, De Munck, Gardiner'". Tarisio Auctions. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Archivio della Liuteria Cremonese – Instruments – 1730 c. – Cello "De Munck – Feuermann – Gardiner"". www.archiviodellaliuteriacremonese.it. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Stradivari Celli". reuningprivatesales.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "The Yale Cellos". Texas Christian University. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
- ^ Julia Carabastos (July 28, 2018). "YSM's longest-serving professor retires at age 99". Yale News. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "GMMFS Site: Cello Competition". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2007.
- ^ "Penderecki Cello competition". Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
- ^ Doherty, Donna (April 15, 2006). "Aldo Parisot, Yale's legendary cello teacher, mixes media when the Yale Cellos and his art take center stage". New Haven Register. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ Anthony Tommasini (January 1, 2019). "Aldo Parisot, Eminent Cello Teacher and Yale Fixture, Dies at 100". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Beloved, longtime faculty cellist Aldo Parisot dies at 100". Yale School of Music. December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center: 1979–2006 Honorees". Archived from the original on March 17, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ Gonzalez, Susan Loiselle (June 23 – July 21, 1997). "Yale Teachers Win Three of Four State Arts Awards". Yale Bulletin and Calendar. 25 (34). Archived from the original on September 17, 2006. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
Further reading
- Aldo Parisot, The Cellist: The Importance of the Circle, Susan Hawkshaw, Pendragon Press, Hillsdale, New York (2018), ISBN 978-1-57647-309-2