Spanish pianist

Alicia de Larrocha

Intro
Spanish pianist
Awards Received
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia
honorary doctorate of the University of Lleida
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Premio Nacional de Música
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)
Member of, past and present

Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

Catalan Piano School

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 multiple Grammy Awards 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.