Ricardo Llorca
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Ricardo Llorca is a Spanish-born composer of classical music and opera. A member of the Juilliard School
faculty since 1996, he was a recipient of the Premio Virgen de la Almudena for Composition in 1999 and a Guggenheim Fellowship
in 2001.
. He studied at the Madrid Royal Conservatory from 1974 to 1983 and at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna
. He later moved to New York for further study at the Juilliard School
, where he received his Master of Music
degree in 1993, studying under the composers David Diamond
and John Corigliano
. He joined the Juilliard faculty in 1996 while maintaining an active career as a composer. He has been composer-in-residence for Henning Rübsam
's New York-based dance company SENSEDANCE, which has premiered several of his works and from 2009 through 2011 composer-in-residence at the New York Opera Society.
Llorca's opera Las horas vacias (The Empty Hours), which premiered on March 31, 2007 in concert version during the XII Semana de Música Sacra in Benidorm
, has since been performed in concert at the Berlin Cathedral in September 2007 and at the UN General Assembly as part of the celebrations for the International Year of Languages
in 2008. The opera received its first staged performance on November 19, 2010 at Alice Tully Hall
in New York City.
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
faculty since 1996, he was a recipient of the Premio Virgen de la Almudena for Composition in 1999 and a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
in 2001.
Biography
Llorca was born in the Spanish city of AlicanteAlicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
. He studied at the Madrid Royal Conservatory from 1974 to 1983 and at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. He later moved to New York for further study at the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
, where he received his Master of Music
Master of Music
The Master of Music is the first graduate degree in Music awarded by universities and music conservatories. The M.Mus. combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization with graduate-level academic study in subjects such as music history, music theory, or music pedagogy...
degree in 1993, studying under the composers David Diamond
David Diamond (composer)
David Leo Diamond was an American composer of classical music.-Life and career:He was born in Rochester, New York and studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music under Bernard Rogers, also receiving lessons from Roger Sessions in New York City and Nadia Boulanger in...
and John Corigliano
John Corigliano
John Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...
. He joined the Juilliard faculty in 1996 while maintaining an active career as a composer. He has been composer-in-residence for Henning Rübsam
Henning Rübsam
Henning Rübsam is a choreographer and dancer based in New York City. He is the artistic director of SENSEDANCE, a resident choreographer for Hartford City Ballet, a Professor at The Juilliard School, and a visiting guest professor at Texas Academy of Ballet .-Early Life and Work:Rübsam was born in...
's New York-based dance company SENSEDANCE, which has premiered several of his works and from 2009 through 2011 composer-in-residence at the New York Opera Society.
Llorca's opera Las horas vacias (The Empty Hours), which premiered on March 31, 2007 in concert version during the XII Semana de Música Sacra in Benidorm
Benidorm
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
, has since been performed in concert at the Berlin Cathedral in September 2007 and at the UN General Assembly as part of the celebrations for the International Year of Languages
International Year of Languages
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Languages, pursuant to a resolution of UNESCO. The resolution also reaffirmed the need to achieve full parity among the six official languages on United Nations websites....
in 2008. The opera received its first staged performance on November 19, 2010 at Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall
Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and philanthropist whose donations assisted in the construction of the hall...
in New York City.
Recordings
- Llorca: Concierto Italiano, The Dark Side, 3 Academic Pieces. Orquestra Camára del LiceoLiceuThe Gran Teatre del Liceu , or simply Liceu in Catalan and Liceo in Spanish, is an opera house on La Rambla in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...
. Label: Columna Icm 0126.
Sources
- American Record GuideAmerican Record GuideThe American Record Guide is a classical music magazine. It has reviewed classical music recordings since 1935.Since 1992, with the incorporation of the Musical America editorial functions into ARG, it started covering concerts, musicians, ensembles and orchestras in the US.The magazine prides...
(March 2005). Recording review – Llorca: Concierto Italiano, The Dark Side, 3 Academic Pieces - da Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna (November 19, 2010). "The Music of Modern Mania, Ricardo Llorca Writes a New Opera for the Internet Age". Wall Street Journal.
- Diario Valencia (November 7, 2010). "El autor alicantino Ricardo Llorca estrenará en el Lincoln Center de Nueva York la ópera 'Las horas vacías'"
- Dunning, Jennifer (February 25, 2002). "Flipping or Being Flipped, Worthy of Battle Pay". New York Times.
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial FoundationJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial FoundationThe John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
(2001). Reports of the President and of the Treasurer - Reverter, Arturo (February 10, 2005). Recording Review – Ricardo Llorca: Concierto Italiano, El Cultural (El MundoEl Mundo (Spain)El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
) - The Juilliard Journal (December 2006). "Faculty/Student News". Vol. XXII No. 4