A Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha (2014)

A Tribute to
ALICIA DE LARROCHA
(23 May 1923 - 25 September 2009)
~ 91st Anniversary of the Birth of the Legendary Pianist ~

Alicia de Larrocha was born on 23 May 1923 to a musical family, studied piano with Frank Marshall at the age of three. She made her debut at the age of 5, performed her first piano concerto the following year, made her first recording at age 9, and was a soloist with the Madrid Symphony Orchestra at 11. This child prodigy then started to tour Europe and North America with sold-out performances. Although de Larrocha was less than 5 feet tall and had unusually small hands for a piano virtuoso, she managed to champion all the big piano concertos, such as those by Brahms and Rachmaninov. De Larrocha was also famous for her marvelous interpretation of Mozart and Schumann, but her greatest contribution as a musician has been her unrivalled advocacy of Spanish piano music.

Over the years, de Larrocha was awarded numerous prizes for her recordings, including four Grammies. After some 4,000 concerts around the world, she eventually retired in 2003. She died on 25 September 2009 in Barcelona, Spain, aged 86. Reuters called her "the greatest Spanish pianist in history", while Time regarded her as "one of the world's most outstanding pianists".
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