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David Popper (Prague, June 16, 1843 – Vienna, August 7, 1913) was a Bohemian cellist and composer. Requiem for Three Cellos and Orchestra, Op. 66 (1891) Maria Kliegel, Caroline Stinson, Johann Ludwig, cellos & Nikolaus Esterházy Sinfonia Budapest conducted by Gerhard Markson. Popper was born in Prague, and studied music at the Prague Conservatory. His family was Jewish. He studied the cello under Julius Goltermann (1825–1876), and soon attracted attention. He made his first tour in 1863; in Germany he was praised by Hans von Bülow, son-in-law of Franz Liszt, who recommended him as Chamber Virtuoso in the court of Prince von Hohenzollern-Hechingen in Löwenberg. In 1864, he premiered Robert Volkmann's Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 33, with Hans von Bülow conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. He lost this job a couple of years later due to the prince's death. He made his debut in Vienna in 1867, and was made principal cellist at the Hofoper. From 1868 t
