Herbert de Castro
Herbert de Castro (born January 18, 1905 in Panama City , † 1969 ) was a Panamanian composer and conductor.
De Castro, who came from a traditional Jewish family, went to Paris in 1923 , where he became a student a. a. by Albert Roussel , Arthur Honegger , Jean Huré , George Caussade , Simone Plé-Caussade and Diran Alexanian .
After his return to Panama he founded the Orquestra de la Unión Musical in 1939 and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional in 1941 , of which he was director until 1944 . That year he went to New York, where he studied orchestral conducting with Jean Morel and composition with Norman Dello Joio . After his return to Panama, he again directed the Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional.
As a representative of the Sociedad Daniel de Concierto , he organized performances by Yehudi Menuhin , Isaac Stern , Andrés Segovia , Mischa Elman , Arthur Rubinstein , Jesus Maria San Roma , Gregor Piatigorsky , Claudio Arrau , János Sándor and Alexis Weissenberg in Panama.
Works
- Tres Cantos de Sinagoga for choir, soloists and orchestra
- Pastoral for orchestra
- Film for string quartet
- Preludio con Giga for two flutes
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SURNAME | Castro, Herbert de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Panamanian composer and conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Panama City |
DATE OF DEATH | 1969 |