Spanish classical guitarist

Andrés Segovia Torres

Western classical music

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Spanish classical guitarist

Genres

Western classical music

Awards Received

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Léonie Sonning Music Prize

Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal

Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía

honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense

honorary doctorate of the University of Cadiz

honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela

honorary doctorate of the University of Granada

Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize

Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Beneficence

Medal of Work Merit (Spain)

Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise

Music

Member of, past and present

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias

Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987) was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain. Many professional classical guitarists today were students of Segovia, or students of his students. Segovia's contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire not only included commissions but also his own transcriptions of classical or baroque works. He is remembered for his expressive performances: his wide palette of tone, and his distinctive musical personality, phrasing and style.
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