Miquel Farré i Mallofré

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Miquel Farré at a chess tournament in Figueres, 2016

Miquel Farré i Mallofré (born February 23, 1936 in Terrassa ) is a Catalan classical pianist. He is counted as belonging to the Catalan Pianist School . Farré was also an excellent chess player. He was a member of the Terrassa chess club and came third in the 1955 Junior World Chess Championship . In 1959 he was awarded the title of International Master .

life and work

music

Farré studied piano at the Barcelona Municipal Conservatory . He completed postgraduate studies with Tomàs Buxó , Sofia Puche , Stefan Askenase and Wilhelm Kempff . At the age of 18 he won the International Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona. He was awarded the Conservatory's highest prize and the Ònia Farga Prize .

He premiered many works by Catalan composers such as the Concerto for Piano and Strings Xavier Benguerel or the Rhapsody for Piano and Cobla by Manuel Oltra .

He received the Premi Nacional de Música in 1976 for his recording of the works of Brahms and Granados . He also recorded Mompou's work on phonograms.

He has given master classes in Europe and the United States. He worked as a professor at the City Conservatory of Music in Barcelona.

Farré's piano performance is characterized by (1) his spirited power (2) his ability to communicate and (3) his great musicality.

chess

As a chess player, Farré achieved second place in the all-Spanish championships in 1957 behind the great international master Arturo Pomar Salamanca . In 1955 and 1956 he reached a second place in the Catalan chess championships. He achieved his greatest success in 1955 at the Junior World Championships in Antwerp. Here he reached third place among several later absolute world-class players behind the Russian and later world champion Boris Spasski and the American Edmar Mednis . Farré took part with Spain in the Chess Olympiads 1958 in Munich and 1960 in Leipzig. He also played in Neuchatel in 1958 and in Biel at the Clare Benedict Cup in the Spanish chess team in 1960 . With the club CA Chardenet Madrid he was Spanish team champion in the 1960 season .

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Individual references and comments

  1. ↑ The article is based on the article of the same name on the Catalan-language Wikipedia.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música.
  3. ↑ Generalitat de Catalunya - Culturcat (web archive): Catalan musicians (19th Century AC - 20th Century AC). Retrieved January 21, 2019 . Miquel Farrés is also mentioned there as a member of the Catalan Pianist School.
  4. ↑ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002. Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 89
  5. ^ R. Guinard Caballé: Jaque Mat (About Miquel Farré as a chess player). In: El Mundo Deportivo. November 23, 1968. Retrieved June 9, 2019 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Miguel Farré Mallofré. In: OlimpBase. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Clara Benedict Chess Cup: Farré Mallofre, Miguel. Retrieved June 9, 2019 .

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personal data
SURNAME Farré i Mallofré, Miquel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Farré Mallofré, Miguel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catalan classical pianist and chess player
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Terrassa