| Biography | Nicolai Graudan was born in Russia in 1896, and followed Piatigorsky as solo cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic. When Hitler came to power, Graudan went to London and then to the U.S. He was principal cellist with the Minneapolis Symphony before relocating to Los Angeles. He taught at the Aspen Festival and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and joined violist Primrose's Festival Quartet. He died in 1964. |