We have been notified of the passing of the cellist Valter Dešpalj.
A Croatian of Albanian heritage, he studied at Juilliard, gave concerts the world over and was professor in Zagreb.
His influence far exceeded his fame.
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Sad news, indeed. A classmate of mine at Juilliard, Valter possessed exceptional talent and a great sense of humor. He became a highly successful cello teacher. Condolences to his family and students.
He was a wonderful Musician, cellist, teacher, arranger and dear friend and colleague and will be missed by everyone who has had a pleasure to know him…
RIP
Here is a link to Valter’s CroCellomania playing Alan Shulman’s Suite Miniature for Octet of Celli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PE6rmheKwc
A good and talented man. Met him only once, but heard many good things about him. Rest in Peace.