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Biography
Born of a Catalan father and Puerto Rican mother in the small town of Vendrell, Spain, Casals began his career performing music with his father Charles in church. One of 9 children, Casals became an international sensation due to his musical style, however with the beginning of the Spanish Civil War and Franco's eventual victory and rise in Spain, Casals self-exiled himself to Puerto Rico, where he died in 1973.
Awards & recognition
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1989
- Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia · 1979
- Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award · 1974
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit · 1971
- United Nations Peace Medal · 1971
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- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1963
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour · 1946
- honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier · 1946
- Hijo Adoptivo de Barcelona · 1934
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal · 1912
- Walter Willson Cobbett Medal
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1959 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1958 · nominated
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1956 · nominated
