Massimo Amfiteatrof
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maksim Aleksandrovich Amfiteatrov |
| Also known as | Massimo Amfitheatrof |
| Born |
February 27, 1907 Paris, France |
| Origin | Russia |
| Died | December 19, 1990 (aged 83) Levanto, Italy |
| Genres | Classical, Italian pop |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist |
| Instruments | Cello |
| Years active | 1920s-1990 |
| Associated acts | Aleksandr Amfiteatrov Daniele Amfitheatrof Fabrizio De André |
Maksim Aleksandrovich Amfiteatrov (February 27, 1907 in Paris – December 19, 1990 in Levanto), known as Massimo Amfiteatrof, was a Russian-born Italian cellist, dubbed as the "Cellists' Caruso". (italian: il Caruso dei Violoncellisti)
Amfiteatrof was born Maksim Aleksandrovič Amfiteatrov (russian: Максим Александрович Амфитеатров) from a russian family. His mother, Ilariā Vladimirovna Amfiteatrova, was an actress and a singer, while his father, Alexander Amfiteatrov, was a writer and a journalist. His brother, Daniele Amfitheatrof, became an orchestra conductor. He lived in St. Petersburg until 1917. When the Russian Revolution outbroke, his family escaped to Italy and settled in Liguria, first in Cavi (a frazione of Lavagna) and then in Levanto, in the Province of La Spezia.
In Levanto the Amfiteatrof family gave hospitality to other russian refugees, especially artists, and made its house a well-known cultural and intellectual circle. Having a culturally strong background, Massimo Amfiteatrof began to study cello and moved to Milan to attend the local Conservatory. In 1924 Arturo Toscanini appointed him principal solo cello at La Scala at the age of 17, a role with whom he worked first with the EIAR Orchestra in Turin and then with the RAI Orchestra in Rome.
As a soloist, Amfiteatrof toured all Europe and America, sometimes together with pianist Marisa Candeloro. During the 1940s, he had formed a trio with violinist Arrigo Pelliccia and pianist Ornella Puliti Santoliquido. The Trio turned into the Quartetto di Roma as the violist Bruno Giuranna joined the group. Massimo Amfiteatrof also taught at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome and at the Naples Conservatory and made some records (many of them published by Decca Records) together with the Virtuosi di Roma string quartet in which violinists such as Renato Fasano and Luigi Ferro did participate.
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