Alicia de Larrocha

Alicia de Larrocha’s greatest contribution being a musician was her unrivaled advocacy of Spanish and Catalonian piano music. Her interpretations from the music of Albéniz, Granados, Falla, Mompou (a lifelong friend who devoted several functions to her), and Montsalvatge had been universally referred to as outstanding, genuine, and masterful in tonal color, structure, and tempo. She was also respectable on her behalf recordings of Mozart and French Impressionist music. She started her career prior to the age group of six using a single recital, accompanied by her orchestral debut at age 11 executing Mozart’s “Coronation” Concerto (K. 537) using the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. She examined with Frank Marshall at his Academia Marshall and in addition examined music theory with Ricardo Lamote de Gignon. Her adult profession started in 1940, but she didn’t make any worldwide travels until 1947, when she initial toured European countries. In 1953, she premiered Montsalvatge’s Concierto breve, which is normally focused on her, and in addition made her initial visit to Britain. Her initial appearance in the U.S. is at 1955 using the LA Philharmonic. From then on, she began executing all over the world, dealing with such performers as Victoria de LA, Montserrat Caballé, the Guarneri and Tokyo String Quartets, Sir Colin Davis, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Kent Nagano, and Gerard Schwarz. She also performed Poulenc’s Concerto for just two pianos using the composer at the next piano. Furthermore to her executing, she took over the directorship from the Academia Marshall in 1959. Her recordings, especially of Albéniz and Granados, have obtained numerous awards, including Grammys, the Edison Award, the Grand Prix du Disques, as well as the Deutsche Schallplatten Award. She herself was honored the Paderewski Memorial Medal as well as the Principe de Asturias award, amongst others, and was identified for her skills by the town of Barcelona, the Spanish and French government authorities, and UNESCO. She continuing to execute until her 80th yr. After breaking her hip in 2007, she experienced an overall decrease in wellness, and died in ’09 2009.