The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-20
MT. Paulo Gruppe Famous 'Cellist
 And His Interesting Career
The Youngest Artist In His Line Now Before the Public Comes of Talented Lineage, His Mother Being Singer and His Father Violnist and Painter-The Music Study Club Presents the Young Artist In Recital
 This Afternoon At Cable Hall
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

My mother was quite a noted singer, and after my parents were married they went over to Holland to live, and it was there that I was born. My father gave up the violin for painting, and he is now consid- cred one of the most famous landscape painters in The Hague. His paintings have been exhibited in Paris, where they have taken several prizes In the salon."
 q can remember" said the young man remniscently, "when I first began to study the violin, for it was with that in- 'cello-that the artists in my fathers studio used to talk to me about a career and I think the artistic atmosphere right there was the inspiration of my desire to become a great artist
 How old were you when you first be- gan the violin2'I asked
 'Six years of ago." was the reply. At I gave it up for the 'cello'
 And why" I asked, because the vio- loncello is not considered an instrument particularly suited to the creation of vir- tuosity?'
 At least there are very few who have made it so, I should say" replied MT. Gruppe q think it is the most beautiful of all instruments. and it Is capable of expressing every emotion of the human voice with it's beautiful round. full tone"
 Were you educated in The Hague or did you study elsewhere inquired
 T left Katwyk-b by -the-Sea, the ..Itle town I was born in, and went to Berlin, ' said he. There I studied at the Ber- lin conservatory with Malkin, who was the first 'cellist with the Berlin Phil harmonic. I studied there two years. had wild ambition to get to Paris and study with Josef Salmon. He taught in the conservatoire and I finally made my plans to go there. I studied for two years with him, when the Spanish Wiz ard as they call him over there, Pablo Casals, the greatest 'cellist I have ever heard, enlisted my attention, and couldn't be happy until I studied with him. I consider that he and h1s wife, who is lovely Portugese, influenced my life more than anybody else. Casals is wonderful. and not only did he and his wife influence my musical life but the lady gave me my name. At least it was Paul to begin with, and she suggested that I add the 'o' and make it Paulo, which is the Portugese for Paul"
 'Is this your first tour in America ?' asked
 T was here last season." the young man answered.. And let me tell you a lit tie secret. I was wild to come to America and so I ran away from the conserva- tore in Paris and came, over here, and"
 Have you regretted it?" I asked.
 Not for a moment" came the quick reply. q love America and Americans They have been very good to me. I have had great many delightful engage ments. I have played with the Chicago Symphony under MT. Stock; the St. Louis Symphony under Zach, and I have an en- gagement with MT. Damrosch and the | New York Symphony next month";
 Are you very much attached to the beautiful cello you use?" I asked, being permitted a glimpse of the wonderful in- strument
 More than anything else in the world" said MT. Gruppe. "It Is genuine Guer- narius, and it cost me the nice little sum of $5000. The tone is magnificent and has been commented upon by artists in all the great musical centers."