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Alicia de Larrocha
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Spanish pianist
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Alicia de Larrocha, born Alícia de Larrocha i de la Calle in Barcelona on 28 May 1923, was a Spanish pianist and composer. She studied under Frank Marshall and spoke Catalan and Spanish.
De Larrocha received the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Premio Nacional de Música, and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour and a member of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. She died in Barcelona on 25 September 2009.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Spain
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 2009
Discography
- Recital of Spanish Music1970
- Favourite Spanish Encores1976
- Spanish Encores1987
- Spanish Fireworks1989
- Chopin: 24 Preludes / Berceuse1991
- Klaviersonaten - Piano Sonatas K. 309, 310, 311, 3301992
- Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 241992
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 62: Alicia de Larrocha I1999
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 63: Alicia de Larrocha II1999
- The Art of Alicia de Larrocha2003
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43,551
- Total plays
- 353,532
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Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist, widely considered to be one of the greatest of her generation She was born in Barcelona, and began studying piano with Frank Marshall in Spain at age three. She performed her first concert at the age of six at the World's Fair in Seville in 1929, and had her orchestral debut at the age of 11. She began touring internationally in 1947, and in 1954 toured North America with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. <a h
Key facts
- Born
- Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle , 23 May 1923, Barcelona , Spain
- Died
- 25 September 2009 (aged 86), Barcelona, Spain
- Occupations
- pianist composer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alicia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Barcelona
- Place of death
- Barcelona
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Student of
- Frank Marshall
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.aliciadelarrocha.com
- Image
- Alícia de Larrocha i de la Calle (1983).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-05-26
- date of death
- 2009-09-25
- member of
- Order of Isabella the Catholic
- name in native language
- Alicia de Larrocha de la Calle
- birth name
- Alícia de Larrocha i de la Calle
- Commons category
- Alícia de Larrocha
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Encyclopedic overview
Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist and composer. She was considered one of the great piano legends of the 20th century. Reuters called her "the greatest Spanish pianist in history", Time "one of the world's most outstanding pianists", and The Guardian "the leading Spanish pianist of her time".
She won four Grammy Awards, out of fourteen nominations, and a Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. She is credited with bringing greater popularity to the compositions of Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados. In 1995, she became the first Spanish artist to win the UNESCO Prize.
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