Person Open DS/UK/11372 Achucarro; Joaquin (1 November 1932); Basque Spanish classical pianist Achucarro Joaquin 1 November 1932 Basque Spanish classical pianist Male (cisgender) Bilbao, Spain (born)

Spanish Musician | Piano | Classical White No known disability No known religious affiliation Unknown Joaquín Achúcarro is a Basque Spanish classical pianist. Achúcarro began piano lessons at the Bilbao Conservatory and, at 13, made his concerto debut in Bilbao playing a Mozart concerto with a local orchestra. As a teenager he moved to Madrid to study a degree in physics, although soon after graduating, he devoted himself to the study of music. He moved to Siena, Italy to study at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. He has worked in 58 countries, with 206 orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony, Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Chicago Symphony, Orchestre National de France, and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Awards, Honours and Legacy: In 1996 Achucarro was knighted by King Juan Carlos with the Gold Medal of Fine Arts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Ach%C3%BAcarro (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/22/2014 RAHAKirkbride 5/30/2022 a8005658-970b-4e37-8f72-6d8041ed7092