Cellist Gayle Smith

Cellist Gayle Smith began her career as a soloist in Russia after becoming a finalist at the 1970 International Tchaikovsky Competition. She studied with Pablo Casals in Puerto Rico and graduated from UC Berkeley. She also studied with Gregor Piatigorsky at the USC Institute for Special Music Studies, and from 1966 to 1968 studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received a medal and went on to study with William Pleeth at the Guildhall School of Music. Gayle has passed away. Her music touched many lives, and she will be remembered for her contributions to the world of music and the warmth she brought to those who knew her.