Spanish composer, best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez

Joaquín Rodrigo

Opera Zarzuela Música popular brasileira

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Spanish composer, best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez

Genres

Opera Zarzuela Música popular brasileira

Awards Received

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

Premios Ondas

Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise

Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)

honorary doctor of the University of Alicante

honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense

Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de la Solidaridad Social

Medal of Work Merit (Spain)

Commander of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit

Music

Member of, past and present

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (Spanish: [xoaˈkin roˈðɾiɣo]; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the Concierto de Aranjuez, a cornerstone of the classical guitar repertoire.