Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition

“The Gaspar Cassado International Competition” is named after one the greatest cellists in the 20th century, Gaspar Cassado (1897-1966). The 1st competition was founded in 1969 in Florence, Italy by the late Chieko Hara (1914-2001), Cassado’s wife and also a pioneering Japanese pianist. The competition produced numerous international cellists such as Mischa Maisky, Noboru Kamimura and Kaeko Mukoyama.