Lorenzo Palomo Explained

Lorenzo Palomo
Birth Date:10 March 1938
Birth Place:Ciudad Real, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Awards:Order of Isabella the Catholic

Lorenzo Palomo (10 March 1938 – 13 April 2024) was a Spanish composer and conductor. He was chief conductor of the Valencia Orchestra from 1973 to 1976 and conductor and pianist of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1981 to 2004. Several of his compositions, often based on Andalusian traditions, were performed internationally and were recorded.

Biography

Soon after his birth in Ciudad Real in 1938,[1] where his father was stationed during the Spanish Civil War, his mother returned with him to Pozoblanco where the family lived. Shortly afterwards, they moved to Córdoba where the composer spent his youth. Palomo studied piano and harmony at the Córdoba Conservatory and at the age of twenty he entered the Barcelona Conservatory,[2] where he studied composition with Joaquín Zamacois and piano with Sofía Puche de Mendlewicz. He studied conducting further with Boris Goldovsky in New York City, with a scholarship from the Fundación Juan March.

He was chief conductor of the Valencia Orchestra from 1973 to 1976 and conductor and pianist of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1981 to 2004.[3]

His ballet La leyenda del Monte Bangkay was premiered in Manila, Philippines, in 1980. His song cycle Canciones españolas (Spanish Songs) was first performed by Montserrat Caballé at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1987. His Nocturnos de Andalucía (Andalusian Nocturnes) for guitar and orchestra was premiered by Pepe Romero and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Konzerthaus Berlin in 1996. His music was performed in concert halls including Symphony Hall in Boston), Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Auditorium Tschaikowsky in Moscow.

Palomo lived in Berlin for 38 years, but returned to Madrid in 2019. In 2022, he dedicated a new composition to the city of Córdoba on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Orquesta de Córdoba, Canto a Córdoba, setting a text by Juana Castro Muñoz.

Palomo died in Madrid on 13 April 2024, at the age of 86.[4]

Works

Palomo composed many works for the voice, such as songs and song cycles, sometimes with optional accompaniment by harp or orchestra instead of piano. Several works were recorded.

His compositions are, according to his works list:[5]

Compositions

Recordings

Honours

In 2010 Palomo was knighted into the Order of Isabella the Catholic by King Juan Carlos I of Spain for his work disseminating the culture of Spain worldwide through his music.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Draayer, Suzanne Rhodes . Art Song Composers of Spain: An Encyclopedia . 26 March 2009 . Scarecrow Press . 9780810867192 . en.
  2. Web site: Lorenzo Palomo . 2024 . . 16 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418222859/https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Lorenzo_Palomo/19340 . live .
  3. Web site: Parsglove . Glyn . Lorenzo Palomo (b.1938) / Dulcinea (2006) . musicweb-international.com . August 2010 . 16 April 2024 . 10 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910204508/http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Aug10/Palomo_Dulcinea_8572577.htm . live .
  4. Web site: Poyato . Francisco . Muere el compositor cordobés Lorenzo Palomo, referente en la música contemporánea internacional . 13 April 2024 . ABC . es . 13 April 2024 . 18 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240418223028/https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/cordoba/muere-compositor-cordobes-lorenzo-palomo-referente-musica-20240413130825-nts.html . live .
  5. Web site: Compositions . 2024 . Palomo . 16 April 2024 . 29 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129163806/http://lorenzopalomo.com/compositions/ . live .
  6. Web site: Lorenzo Palomo – Classical Archives . classicalarchives.com . 17 October 2017 . 17 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171017150622/https://www.classicalarchives.com/composer/31124.html#tvf=tracks&tv=music . live .
  7. Web site: Repertorio español con Turina, Guridi y un estreno absoluto de Lorenzo Palomo . 14 February 2022 . Orquesta de Extremadura . es . 13 April 2024 . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929012107/https://www.orquestadeextremadura.com/repertorio-espanol-con-turina-guridi-y-un-estreno-absoluto-de-lorenzo-palomo/ . live .
  8. Web site: Westhead . Jim . Lorenzo Palomo (b.1938) / Sinfonia Córdoba / Fulgores . musicweb-international.com . April 2018 . 16 April 2024 . 21 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821053637/http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2018/Apr/Palomo_Cordoba_8573326.htm . live .
  9. Web site: ANDALUCÍA.-Córdoba.-Cultura.-El compositor cordobés Lorenzo Palomo, distinguido con la Encomienda de la Orden de Isabel la Católica. 18 April 2010. Europa Press. 3 January 2019. 3 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103211221/https://www.europapress.es/cultura/noticia-andalucia-cordoba-cultura-compositor-cordobes-lorenzo-palomo-distinguido-encomienda-orden-isabel-catolica-20100418141647.html. live.

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