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Michael Penha

Other name
  
Michael Penha

Michel Penha

Born
  
December 14, 1888 (
1888-12-14
)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Died
  
10 February 1982, Los Angeles, California, United States

Michel Penha (December 14, 1888 - February 10, 1982) was a cellist. He played with the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1920 to 1925.

Biography

He was born in December 14, 1888 in Amsterdam, Netherlands to Maurice Penha, He graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatoire in 1905. He studied music under Isaac Mossel and Hugo Becker. He migrated to New York City in 1909.

He never married. He died in Los Angeles, California on February 10, 1982, at age 93.

References

Michel Penha Wikipedia