Anton Torello (Catalan: Antoni Torelló i Ros, 30 June 1884, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia – 1960, Los Angeles) was a Catalan double bass player. He was Principal Bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1914 until 1948, and was the first bass professor at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. He taught what became the Philadelphia school of double bass playing, strongly influencing American bass playing.
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30 June 1884 Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Spain
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Died |
1 June 1960 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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