Was the famous celloist ennio bolognini ever in any aviation group such as the blue angels?

Answer 1

Not that I am aware of but he does enjoy the reputation of having co-founded the modern Civil Air Patrol 50 years or so ago. I am a 65 year old cellist living in Idaho. Mr. Bolognini performed on my HR Pfretzschner cello in 1956 in Las Vegas and signed the instrument parallel to the fingerboard on the right upper bout that same evening. I still own the instrument and his signature on it remains a treasure to this day over 55 years later! I also have his 33 1/3 LP album from 1959 which he gave to me the night of the performance. If you have interest in validating any of what I have stated here, please feel free to contact me at 208-539-3499 and perhaps I can be help in researching further the answer to your question about his aviation history.

I am traveling to Washington DC in three weeks and have an appointment with the curator of The Smithsonian Institute to view his cello which has been on display since his death in 1979. It bears the signatures of 51 of the greatest classical and modern composers and artists of the past nearly 100 years including Heifitz, Ormandy, Rose, Nelsova, Stern, Horowitz, Toscanini, Casals to name but a few.