Adolf Schiffer ( German: Adolf Schiffer ; August 14, 1873 , Apatin , now Serbia - May 13, 1950 , Budapest ) - Hungarian cellist and music teacher.
| Adolf Schiffer him. Adolf schiffer | |
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| Date of Birth | August 14, 1873 |
| Place of Birth | Apatine |
| Date of death | May 13, 1950 (aged 76) |
| Place of death | Budapest |
| A country |  Hungary |
| Professions | cellist , music teacher |
| Instruments | cello |
Biography
A self-taught cellist, Schiffer worked as an accountant before entering the outstanding teacher David Popper at the Budapest Conservatory . Then he became Popper's assistant in 1900 , and after the death of the latter in 1913 , replaced him, occupying the cello department until 1939 . Schiffer's students were several generations of Hungarian musicians, including Janos Starker , Gabor Reyto , Tibor de Makula , Vera Denesh , Matthias Scheiber . The author of the book “Cello Technique” ( Hungarian. A gordonkajáték metodikája ), reprinted in 2001 with a foreword by Starker.