Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (born 23 May 1923) is a Spanish pianist, considered one of the greatest of her generation. May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ...

She was born in Barcelona, Spain and began studying piano with Frank Marshall in Spain at age three. She performed her first concert at the age of six 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. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. ...

De Larrocha has made numerous recordings of solo piano repertoire and she is generally seen as an advocate of Spanish and Catalan works. She is best known for her recordings of the music of Granados and Albéniz, as well as her 1967 recordings of Padre Antonio Soler's piano sonatas. She won her first Grammy Award in 1975 and again, as recently as 1992, at the age of almost seventy. Enrique Granados Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña (July 27, 1867 – March 24, 1916) was a Catalan pianist and composer of classical music; he is commonly considered to be a representative of musical Nationalism, and as such his music is in a uniquely Spanish style. ... Isaac Albéniz Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz (IPA: ) (May 29, 1860 – May 18, 1909) was a Catalan pianist and composer, best known for his piano works that are based on Spanish folk music. ... Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos, usually known today as Padre Antonio Soler, (baptized December 3, 1729 - died December 20, 1783) was a Spanish composer whose works span the late Baroque and early Classical music eras. ... The 17th Grammy Awards were held in 1975, and were broadcast live on American television. ... The 34th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1992. ...

As De Larrocha became aged, she began to play a different style of music. She was originally a Lozart player, but she wanted to spread Latin/Spanish music to the world. This is one reason why she is now best known for her recordings of Granados and Albeniz.

As of 1995, she was still active as a pianist, but conceded having to make adjustments with age. For a pianist her hands are small, her height in general is under 150 centimetres, but she has grown smaller with age. This led to her having to quit playing Rachmaninoff. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ... Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: , Sergej Vasil’evič Rachmaninov, 1 April 1873 (N.S.) or 20 March 1873 (O.S.) – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. ...

She received the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts in 1994. The Prince of Asturias Awards (in Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias) is a series of annual prizes given in Spain by the Fundación Príncipe de Asturias to individuals from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, or public affairs. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

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