The Czech cellist Milos Sádlo was born in Prague on April 13, 1912. He studied the violin and taught himself the cello, but then learned bookbinding until advised by the teacher K.P. Sádlo (whose name he adopted) to make music his career. Though he was active as a soloist from 1929 and made his débuts in Vienna in 1934 and London in 1937, he studied with Sádlo at the Prague Conservatory (1939-41) and with Casals in 1955. He was a member of the Prague Quartet from 1931-33, the Czech Trio (1940-56, again from 1973), the Suk Trio (1957-60) and the Prague Trio (1966-73). In 1950 he began to teach at the Prague Academy; he also gave courses in the USA and at Weimar. His splendid technique, wonderful tone and full-blooded musicality have been admired in his wide repertory of both classical and contemporary works. He gave the premiére of Khachaturian's concerto, Shostakovich's Second Piano Trio (with Oistrakh and Shostakovich) and the modern premières of Dvorák's A major Concerto and Haydn's C major Concerto. He played a Gagliano of 1750. Mr. Sádlo was soloist with the Czech Phillharmonic Orchestra from 1949 to 1953.

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