Aperte, Pedro cc1855-1909/1914 Spain, ? - Spain, ?
virtuoso mandolinist, bandurria, 8.jun.1884 he performed as member of a quartet with leader Janvier Pietrapertosa (1855-) on mandolin, Louis Emma on guitar and Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919) on piano at grande salle des fetes de l'Hotel Continental in Paris, 5.may.1885 idem at a soiree musicale at Parc Monceau, 7.may.1886 idem at atelier de Mme Jehanne Mazeline, 5/7.mar.1886 he performed with immense success at salle Belvedere in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 24.nov.1893 he performed at hotel du boulevard Saint-Germain of comtesse de Beaurepaire, 1894 he was or had been teacher to princesse d'Orleans, 1894 as performer and teacher mandolin residing at 91 rue de Rome in Paris, 7.jun.1895 and 6.nov.1895 in Paris he advertized 'Lessons of Guitar and Mandoline by the well-known Spanish professor Pedro Aperte, successor to late Jacques Bosch, teaches by the Spanish method J. Bosch, 59 rue de Clichy', 24.dec.1899 he performed at a soiree musicale by baron de Vaux in Paris, 1903-1909 as composer, performer and teacher mandolin and guitar residing at 86 boulevard des Batignolles in Paris, 1910 he was no longer in Paris so probably had returned to Spain, his birth 1855 is an estimation and may be 5 years off, his death after 1909 is certain but his death before 1914 cannot be verified