Michel Penha Explained

Michel Penha
Birth Date:14 December 1888
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Other Names:Michael Penha
Occupation:Director, cellist

Michel Penha (December 14, 1888 – February 10, 1982) was a director and cellist.[1] He played with the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1920 to 1925.

Biography

He was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands to Maurice Penha, He graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatoire in 1905. He studied music under Isaac Mossel and Hugo Becker. He migrated to New York City in 1909. He never married.

In 1932, Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous brought the Neah-Kah-Nie String Quartet, with Michel Penha as its director and cellist to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.[2]

Penha died in Los Angeles, California, at age 93.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Michel Penha, Cellist, Plays . . April 25, 1920 . 2015-01-20 .
  2. Web site: 1957 Carmel Bach Festival Program. Harrison Memorial Library. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1957. 2023-07-17.
  3. Web site: Principal Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra . 2015-01-20 .