Adolf Schiffer

Adolf Schiffer (1873–1950) was a Hungarian-born [1] Czech[1] cellist and teacher of Jewish heritage, who for many years served as professor in cello at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.

[2] He reached a sufficient standard to gain a place at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, studying under the illustrious cellist, teacher and composer, David Popper, and being his "final protégé".

[3] János Starker has described him as “a great teacher... [whose] forte was in assisting his students to develop their natural abilities.

He was a superb cellist and musician, but because of a rather late start as an instrumentalist, he limited his performances to string quartet playing.

[4] Schiffer’s pupils include Paul Abraham, Tibor de Machula, Gábor Rejtő, Mátyás Seiber and Laszlo Varga.