Guido Cantelli

Italian orchestral conductor (Born: April 7, 1920 - Novara, Italy -- Died: November 24, 1956 in an airplane crash in Paris, France). Cantelli's musical youth was conventional and he received keyboard instruction. He was given a place in his father's military band when he was a small boy; appeared as organist at the local church from age 10; and made his debut as a pianist at age 14.