Karel Pravoslav Sádlo


Karel Pravoslav Sádlo was a Czech cellist and significant cello pedagogue.
Between 1929–1961, he was the teacher of the majority of Czech cellists and tutored a large number of leading soloists and chamber music performers. He was a teacher at the Conservatoire, dean of the Faculty of Music of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and a juror at prestigious performers' competitions.
His music publishing as well as his new way of playing the cello had a lasting influence on the development of modern Czech music.