Spain laments a formative maestro, 91

Spain laments a formative maestro, 91

RIP

norman lebrecht

December 12, 2022

The conductor Luis Izquierdo, who has died after a long struggle with Alzheimers, was a revivalist force in 1960s Seville, where he conducted the philharmonic, taught at the conservatoire and established a contemporary music series that restored pride in living Spanish composers.

A student of Hans Swarowsky in Vienna, Luis Izquierdo went on to become a professor in Madrid.

Obituary here.

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