Amparo iturbi biography graphic organizer
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“If a woman is able to play an instrument better than a man, we want that woman in our orchestra,” José Iturbi once said. (1)
| Perhaps he had his sister Amparo in mind when he said it.
Amparo was José’s baby sister, the last of the Iturbi siblings. Born in March of 1898 in Valencia, Spain, she never had José’s good fortune with conservatory scholarships, but she shared his talent, dexterity, and passion for music. Amparo iturbi biography graphic organizerShe also had had two good mentors in piano teacher Maria Jordan and Professor Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri Marco who had championed her brother before. In a 1937 interview, Amparo described her own musical education as “a little savage.” (2) | |
Dear Amparo,
Many times, my father told me you were the only interpreter of his m