Awards and distinctions
1943
Gold Medal of the Marshall Academy. Barcelona
1956
“Harriet Cohen International Music Award”. London
1960
“Grand Prix du disque” Paris
1961
“Paderewsky Memorial Medal”. London
1962
Gold Medal of the Civil Merit Order Civil. Barcelona
1965
Title of Importance. Barcelona
1966
“Honorary Citizen”. Fort Worth, Texas.
1968
Key of the City of Barcelona.
Edison Award. Amsterdam
1972
Order of Isabelle the Catholic Ribbon. New York.
1971
Record of the Year. London
1973
Spanish Merit Medal for Vocation. Barcelona.
1974
GRAMMY Award to the best Classical Solo Instrumental Interpretation (without orchestra) for the album “IBERIA” by Albéniz. Burbank, California
“Grand Prix du disque” París
1975
GRAMMY Award to the best Classical Solo Instrumental Interpretation (with orchestra) for the Album: “Concerto for the Left Hand” by RAVEL and “Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra” by FAURÉ. Burbank, California.
1978
Musician of the Year. “Musical America Magazine”. New York.
Edison Award. Amsterdam
1979
Honorary Degree. Ann Arbor University. Michigan.
1980
Gold Medal of Artistic Merit of the the City of Barcelona. Barcelona
Gold Medal of the “Spanish Institute”. New York.
Franz Liszt Award. Hanglemez Nagidij. Budapest.
1981
Gold Medal of Merit of Fine Arts. Madrid.
1982
Musician of the Year. New York.
1983
Award of the General Society of Authors of Spain. Madrid.
Gold Medal of the Generalidad de Cataluña. Barcelona.
1984
Spanish National Music Award. Madrid.
1985
Doctor of Fine Arts. Carnegie-Mellon University. Pittsburg.
Honorary Degree. Middlebury College University. Vermont
1987
Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music. London.
“New York Public Library Lion of the Performing Arts”. New York
1988
Honorary Academic. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Madrid.
Larios Award of Musical Interpretation. C.E.O.E. Foundation. Madrid.
“Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres”. Paris.
GRAMMY Award to the Best Clasical Instrumental Solo Interpretation (without orchestra) for the Album: “IBERIA / Navarra / Spanish Suite” by Albéniz. Burbank, California
1989
Edison Award. Amsterdam
1990
Honorary Medal of the Albéniz Foundation Medalla. Barcelona.
Honorary Academic. Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste. Munich.
1991
National Music Award of the Generalidad de Cataluña. Best Classical Music Interpretation. Barcelona.
GRAMMY Award to the best Classical Instrumental Solo Interpretation (without orchestra) for the Album: “Goyescas / Concert Allegro / Slow Dance by Granados. Burbank, California
1992
ONDAS Award. Best Spanish Soloist. Barcelona.
1994
Esteve Bassols Award “to a Dame of Barcelona”.
Prince of Asturias Award of the Arts. Best Classical Music Interpreter. Oviedo. Spain.
1995
UNESCO Award. International Music Council. Paris.
1998
Honorary Prize or the International Foundation of Enterprising Women. Barcelona.
1999
Tribute to the Musical Course of Compostela. Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
Guerrero Foundation Award of Spanish Music. Madrid.
Honorary Academic. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jorge. Barcelona.
Honorary Academic. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias. Granada. Spain.
2000
ONDAS Award. Classical Music. Barcelona.
National Award to Teaching of the Arts. Generalidad de Cataluña. Barcelona.
2001
City of Barcelona Award.
Honorary Degree. University of Lleida.
“Fira Gran” Award. Barcelona.
2003
Medal of Honor of the 52nd Editiona of the Music and Dance Festival of Granada.
Gold Note of the Young Musicians of Barcelona.
2004
Yehudi Menuhin Award of the Intergration of the Arts. Madrid.
Albéniz Medal of the Isaac Albéniz Public Museum Foundation. Camprodón. Girona. Spain.
National Music Award of the Generalidad de Cataluña. Barcelona.
2005
Concert Tribute to the Orchestra “Julià Carbonell de les terres de Lleida”. Enrique Granados Auditorium. Lleida. Spain.
XX Edition Dedication of the International Piano Competition “Premi Zanuy Ciutat de Berga”. Spain.
2006
Tribute of the “Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña” (ESMUC). Alicia de Larrocha Hall. Barcelona.
2009
Tribute of the “Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía de MadridW. Alicia de Larrocha Hall. Madrid
Alicia de Larrocha
Alicia de Larrocha was one of the most important pianists of the 20th century. Her musical vocation manifested itself early when she was a child and thanks to her teacher, Frank Marshall, continuator of the school of Enrique Granados, Alicia was able to develop all her talent arriving to realize a titanic artistic career. For over seventy years, she played nearly four thousand concerts all over the world, in the most important halls and with the most prestigious orchestras and conductors.
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