Emanuel Feuermann ( born Kolomyia , Austro-Hungarian Empire , 22 November 1902 ; died New York City , 25 May 1942 ) was a famous Austrian cellist who became a naturalized American . Emanuel Feuermann ( November 22 , 1902 , Kolomyia , Galitzia , Austro-Hungarian Empire -- May 25 , 1942 , New York City ) was an internationally celebrated cellist in the first half of the 20th century .