Mexico mourns top trumpet

Mexico mourns top trumpet

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norman lebrecht

November 25, 2022

The death of Juan Manuel Arpero is being lamented across the Spanish-speaking world.

In Mexico he is considered the best trumpet player they ever heard.

A student of Maurice André in france, he played in the national orchestra from 1976 to 1990 before founding two orchestras of his own.

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  • NYMike says:

    A descendant of the legendary Mexican trumpeter Rafael Mendez who died in 1981.

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