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Biography
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Amparo Iturbi
Effective period / Period of releases: 1942 - 1956
Amparo Iturbi Baguena (March 12, 1898 in Valencia, Spain – April 22, 1969, Beverly Hills) was a Spanish pianist, she gave her debut concert at the age of 15 in Barcelona. She often played side by side with her brother José Iturbi and was the pioneer of the Spanish piano repertoire in the USA until the arrival of Alicia De Larrocha in 1965.