In 1888 she took him to Barcelona. Where she enrolled him in the Escola Municipal de Musical. There he studied cello, theory, and piano. According to an online article, by Marshall St. John, “he studied with Jose Garcia for three years.”(John 3). An important aspect of Casal's musical education was his experience as a performer in the various cafes of Barcelona. Along with other musicians, Casals performed waltzes, and other entertaining pieces. As a result, he learned what it was like to be in the spotlight. Eventually, he began to gain popularity. People began to make special trips to the cafe to hear him play. Marshal john also talks about Casals first encounter with the bach …show more content…
That winter turned out to be an important time for the musician. Just four weeks later the cellist made his Carnegie Hall debut in America. The exact date was March 9 and he did so by playing Richard Strauss's Don Quixote.
Casals married the American singer Susan Metcalfe in 1914. As a recitalist, Susan Casals made her debut in New York in 1897 but she gave very few recitals. In 1904 she met the cellist Pablo Casals who accompanied her at the piano. They met again after Casals had given a concert in Berlin, and married on April 4, 1914, at New Rochelle. After this they moved together to Europe. Their marriage lasted until 1928; however, while they were formally separated, they did not divorce until