Claudia Montero

Claudia Montero
Born25 June 1962
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died16 January 2021 (aged 58)
Valencia, Spain

Claudia Montero (25 June 1962 – 16 January 2021) was an Argentine composer resident in Spain.

Biography

Montero studied music at the Alberto Ginastera Conservatory in Buenos Aires. Following her relocation to Valencia, she studied at the University of Valencia.[1]

Montero won four Latin Grammy Awards over the years 2014, 2016, and 2018, and the award for best classical album in 2018. She was composer in residence with the Palau de Musica and the Valencia symphony Orchestra in Spain. The world première of Montero's piano concerto, Concierto en Blanco y Negro, was held in 2017 at the Galway International Arts Festival, with Clare Hammond as soloist.[2]

Montero died of cancer on 16 January 2021, aged 58.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pesar: a los 58 años, murió la compositora Claudia Montero". El Dia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ Charlie McBride (15 June 2017). "'It's a huge thrill for myself and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra to go to Galway'". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ "A los 58 años, murió la compositora argentina Claudia Montero, ganadora de cuatro premios Latin Grammy". Clarín (in Spanish). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.