Anne Gastinel is a French cellist and professor.
Anne Gastinel at the La Folle Journée in 2009
Paul Tortelier was a French cellist and composer. After an outstanding student career at the Conservatoire de Paris he played in orchestras in France and the US before the Second World War. After the war he became a well-known soloist, playing in countries round the globe. He taught at conservatoires in France, Germany and China, and gave televised masterclasses in England. He was particularly associated with the solo part in Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, cello concertos by Elgar and others, and Bach's Cello Suites.
Tortelier in 1948
Tortelier by the Studio Harcourt, 1948
Plaque in the 17th arrondissement of Paris