The classical composer and Spanish conductor

Cristóbal Halffter

died today at the age of 91, family sources have informed Efe.

According to a family spokesperson, the death occurred this Sunday in

Villafranca del Bierzo (León)

after receiving the Holy Sacraments.

Halffter leaves behind three children, Pedro, Alonso and María.

Cristóbal Halffter (Madrid, 1930) has been one of the

key figures

in 20th century

Spanish music

.

His more than 100 compositions range from choral, chamber and electronic music to writing for large symphonic training.

Throughout his career Halffter has conducted important European and American orchestras such as the

Berlin Philharmonic, Baden-Baden Radio Orchestra, Zurich Tonhalle, French National, London Symphony, Suisse Romand, Lucerne Festival, Symphony of London, National of Spain, Bamberg, Hamburg,

among others.

JOSE AYMÁ

A member of the

Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

in Madrid (1983), the European Academies of Sciences, Arts and Letters in Paris and the Akademie der Künste in Berlin (1985), Cristóbal Halffter had numerous awards and recognitions. In 1981 he received from King Juan Carlos I the

Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts.

In 1985 he was named Doctor Honoris Causa by the

University of León,

and in 2010 he was the winner of

the BBVA Foundation

Frontiers of Knowledge Award, for contributing "to the idea of ​​contemporary European music" through his "coherence and the continuity of his commitment. ".

Two years ago, in 2019 he received Culturas, the 2019

Egyptian Lyceum

of Music

Museum Award

for being "one of the greatest active composers and conductors".

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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