Catterall, Arthur

Born on May 25, 1883 in Preston, Lancashire, in the family of the artist John Catterall and his wife Elizabeth.

Since childhood, he proved himself musically gifted boy. He first played the violin in public at a concert in his hometown at the age of six. At nine years old, he was already playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in Manchester . Originally studied in the preston Jesuit school of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic School (until 1893), then was admitted to the Manchester College of St. Bede's College . At the same time he studied in Manchester at the Royal College of Music ( English Royal Manchester College of Music ) under Willy Hess (in 1894) and Adolf Brodsky (in 1895). St. Bede's College graduated in 1898.

In 1902 he was invited by Hans Richter to the city of Bayreuth , where he played in the musical evenings of Cosima Wagner . In 1903, Catterall performed in Manchester with the Halle Symphony Orchestra, playing a Tchaikovsky concert. In 1909 he was the soloist of the promenade-concerts in Queens Hall . In 1911, he acquired the violin of French master Jean Battista Viyoma , made in 1843, which belonged to German violinist Ferdinand David . ^[one]

In 1907, Arthur Catterall became a violin professor at the Manchester Royal College of Music and lead singer of the Halle Orchestra, having worked there until 1925. In 1913 he received the Baillot-Pommereau tool of Antonio Stradivari in 1694. In September 1913, Catterall played the concerto for violin by Ferruccio Busoni with the Queens Hall Orchestra conducted by Henry Wood . ^[2]

Along with his orchestral and pedagogical activities, Catterall, during his life, took part in chamber music. In 1915, the English composer Frederick Delius specially wrote a sonata for violin (Catterall) and piano ( Robert Forbes ). ^[3] In 1910, he created the pianist William David Murdoch , the cellist William Henry Squire, and the violinist Albert Edward Sammons, a quartet under his name Catterall Quartet . Arthur Catterall also played a trio called The Manchester Trio . I recorded some of my solo performances on Columbia Records .

After many years of teaching in Manchester, Arthur Catterall became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London , where he trained a number of famous musicians, including the violinist Olive Zorian - founder of the female string quartet Zorian Quartet , who worked with the composer Michael Tippett . After leaving the orchestra, Halle Catterall focused on solo work, and in 1929 became the founder and director of the BBC symphony orchestra . The orchestra first appeared before the public in full (115 participants) on October 22, 1930 in Queens Hall . In 1936, the musician left the orchestra, devoting himself solely to solo work and teaching.

Died November 28, 1943 in London. Ireland hosts the annual Feis Ceoil Classical Music Festival , which awards the Arthur Catterall Cup prize for violin and viola. ^[four]

• Arthur Catterall - The Manchester Years (English)
• Arthur Catterall (1883-1943) (English)
• Arthur Catterall and William Murdoch (eng.)