Biography

Born is Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Garcia first studied at the National Conservatory of Music (Mexico)

National Conservatory of Music (Mexico)

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 and then at the conservatories of Bern and Basel

Basel

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 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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 with Sándor Veress

Sándor Veress

Sándor Veress was a Swiss composer of Hungarian origin. The first half of his life was spent in Hungary; the second, from 1949 until his death, in Switzerland, of which he became a citizen in the last months of his life.Veress taught at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest...

 and Sándor Végh

Sándor Végh

Sándor Végh was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor. He was best known as one of the great chamber music violinists of the twentieth century.- Education :...

. Between 1956 and 1960 he studied directly under Pablo Casals

Pablo Casals

Pau Casals i Defilló , known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was a Spanish Catalan cellist and conductor. He is generally regarded as the pre-eminent cellist of the first half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest cellists of all time...

 in France

France

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 and Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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. In 1959 he won the Harriet Cohen International Music Award

Harriet Cohen International Music Award

The Harriet Cohen International Music Award was founded in 1951 by Sir Arnold Bax and others in 1951, in honour of the British pianist Harriet Cohen.- 1950s :1951*Philippe Entremont – Piano Medal1954*Ingrid Haebler – Beethoven Medal1955...

. In 1960 he won a scholarship to study at the Moscow Conservatory

Moscow Conservatory

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 with Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE , known to close friends as Slava, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of...

 and Aram Khachaturian

Aram Khachaturian

Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a prominent Soviet composer. Khachaturian's works were often influenced by classical Russian music and Armenian folk music...

. In 1963 he won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions which led to his New York City

New York City

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 recital debut at Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

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. Since then he has performed as a soloist with orchestras and music ensembles throughout Europe

Europe

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, the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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, Israel

Israel

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, North America

North America

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, and South America

South America

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. He is currently part of the cello faculty at both Bard College Conservatory of Music

Bard College Conservatory of Music

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 and Vassar College

Vassar College

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. Several of his students, such as Tom Cora

Tom Cora

Thomas Henry Corra , better known as Tom Cora, was a United States cellist and composer, best known for his improvisational performances in the field of experimental jazz and rock...

, have gone on to have successful careers of their own.