Ms. de Larrocha was esteemed for her elegant Mozart performances and for her interpretations of Albéniz, Granados, Mompou and other Spanish composers. By Allan Kozinn Iberia,” has had a strong ...

Listening to Alicia de Larrocha play a Mozart piano concerto, as she did Saturday evening at Ravinia, is as much an education as it is an entertainment. For though there is no shortage of pianists who ...

One may regret Alicia de Larrocha’s decision to forego concerto appearances at Ravinia these days, but at least this masterly pianist continues to favor festival audiences with a recital more or less ...

Alicia de Larrocha's stature as a pianist was in inverse proportion to her height: though a mere 4ft 9in she was universally acknowledged as the finest interpreter of Spanish music – especially ...

Madrid, 26 Set (Lusa) - A pianista espanhola Alicia de Larrocha, que iniciou muito cedo uma carreira de criança prodígio antes de se transformar numa intérprete reconhecida, morreu aos 86 anos, ...

AS well as being an outstanding pianist in the classical and romantic European repertoire, Alicia de Larrocha championed and gave a degree of worldwide respectability, perhaps more so than anyone else ...

This week's San Francisco Symphony appearances by pianist Alicia de Larrocha will be the last in the Bay Area for the 79-year-old pianist, who has announced her retirement from the stage following the ...

Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, a child prodigy who went on to become one of the greatest musicians of her era, has died aged 86. The petite pianist, who measured just under five foot (1.52m), won ...

She was one of the few international women pianists to bring a feminine approach to the keyboard. Although capable of generating a powerful sound, her phrasing was delicate and clear. Her most nimble ...

"I am me and I don't like anybody to compare me to others. Everything in my personality depends on my mood – sometimes very dark, sometimes very bright and optimistic. I am a very variable person." At ...