In Memoriam

NICOLAE SARPE

Cello, Chamber Music

Maestro Nicholas Sarpe is a very active teacher and performer He has enjoyed a long and illustrious career as (a soloist orchestra player and teacher. He was principal cellist in Cape Town Symphony, Sinfonia de Venezuela in Caracas and of the famous Orchestra del Academia Santa Cecilia di Roma He performed under the baton of the greatest 20th Century conductors and composers:
Stravinsky, Bernstein, Karajan, Sawallish, Ormandy, Solti and Muti to name a few. Maestro Sarpe has taught cello, string instruction pedagogy and string ensemble in conservatories in the United States, South America and Europe. He brings his incredibly rich musical experience to the service of Orvieto Festival of Strings in the summer of 2007.