26 Facts About Aldo Parisot

Aldo Simoes Parisot was a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher.

Aldo Parisot was first a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and then went on to serve as a music professor at the Yale School of Music for sixty years, the longest-serving member of that school's faculty ever.

However, Feuermann died unexpectedly on May 25,1942, three months before Aldo Parisot's intended arrival in the US.

Accommodations were to be made such that Aldo Parisot could avoid taking lessons, as Feuermann was the only one Aldo Parisot was interested in studying with.

Aldo Parisot accepted, and began as a "special student" at Yale in 1946.

Aldo Parisot embarked on his first European tour the following year.

Aldo Parisot was recognized for his musicality, temperament and virtuoso playing as well as his teaching abilities.

Aldo Parisot gave first performances of composers such as Carmago Guarnieri, Quincy Porter, Alvin Etler, Claudio Santoro, Joan Panetti, Ezra Laderman, Yehudi Wyner, and Heitor Villa-Lobos always trying to enlarge the cello repertoire.

Villa-Lobos composed his Cello Concerto No 2 for Aldo Parisot, and dedicated the concerto to him.

Aldo Parisot gave the first performance at his debut with the New York Philharmonic.

From 1956 to 1996, Aldo Parisot owned the De Munck Stradivarius.

Aldo Parisot was renowned for his teaching, having held posts at Peabody Conservatory, Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School, and the New England Conservatory in addition to his position at Yale, which he assumed in 1958.

Aldo Parisot furthered the use of my musical imagination in a technical sense.

Aldo Parisot formally retired from Yale in July 2018, having been the longest-serving faculty member of the Yale School of Music and the oldest member of the Yale University faculty.

Aldo Parisot regularly gave master classes at the Banff Centre from 1980 to 2007, in addition to his regular teaching at the Yale Summer School in Norfolk, and at several other summer festivals.

In 1984, Aldo Parisot gave a month's worth of master classes in China, where he auditioned prospective students, and the following year he was invited back.

Aldo Parisot taught at the Great Mountains Music Festival and School at the Yongpyong resort.

Aldo Parisot gave master classes at the Sibelius Academy in November 1991.

In Seoul, Aldo Parisot offered courses of master classes at the Chung-Ang University beginning May 1994.

Aldo Parisot held master classes at the Manchester International Cello Festival, and conducted a large cello ensemble.

Aldo Parisot served on juries of distinct international competitions, including those in Munich, Florence, Chile, Brazil, Evian, and Paris, in addition to various others throughout the US and Canada.

Aldo Parisot regularly returned to Morelia to judge the Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition.

Aldo Parisot was a painter, and exhibited his work at galleries in Boston, New Haven and Palm Beach, and on tour in Poland.

Aldo Parisot donated all proceeds from the sales of his paintings to the Aldo Parisot Scholarship Fund.

Aldo Parisot died at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, on December 29,2018, aged 100.

Aldo Parisot received numerous awards and honors over the years, including gold medals and honorary citizenships from Lebanon and Brazil.