Raphael Wallfisch
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Raphael Wallfisch | |
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 Wallfisch in 2021 | |
| Born | 15 June 1953 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Cellist |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Wallfisch |
Raphael Wallfisch (born 15 June 1953 in London) is an English cellist.
Wallfisch was born into a family of distinguished musicians; his father was the pianist Peter Wallfisch and his mother is the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, one of the last known surviving members of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz.[1] He studied under teachers including Amaryllis Fleming, Derek Simpson and Gregor Piatigorsky, among others.[2] He was educated at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith.[3]
