Death of a Latino maestro

Death of a Latino maestro

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norman lebrecht

May 15, 2015

We’ve been informed of the death, on May 8, of Jaime Leon, the most successful Colombian composer and conductor of the 20th century. He was 94.

Toccata Classics are about to issue an album of his vocal works. You can hear a sample here.

jaime leon

Comments

  • John Borstlap says:

    His soul does not seem to have been greatly ruffled by the Darmstadt colonoscopies.

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