▁Cla udio ▁Br ind is ▁de ▁Sal as ▁G arr ido . ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁first ▁musical ▁instruction ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁the ▁virt u oso ▁Cub an ▁viol in ist ▁José ▁White ▁La f itte ▁( 1 8 3 5 - 1 9 1 8 ) ▁offered ▁his ▁first ▁concert ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁In ▁that ▁presentation ▁he ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁famous ▁American ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer ▁Louis ▁More au ▁Gott sch alk , ▁whom ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁musical ▁instruction ▁in ▁Paris , ▁and ▁also ▁collected ▁funds ▁for ▁that ▁purpose . ▁José ▁White ▁studied ▁musical ▁composition ▁in ▁the ▁Conserv atoire ▁de ▁Paris ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁Just ▁ten ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁First ▁Price ▁in ▁the ▁viol in ▁category ▁on ▁the ▁Conserv ator ie ' s ▁contest ▁and ▁was ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁by ▁G io ach ino ▁Ross ini . ▁At ▁a ▁later ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁ren owned ▁viol in ists ▁George ▁En es cu ▁and ▁Jacques ▁Th ib aud . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁White ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Conserv atory ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brasil , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁court ▁music ian ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Pedro ▁II . ▁At ▁a ▁later ▁time ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁until ▁his ▁death