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Maria Rosa Calvo-Manzano
Maria Rosa Calvo-Manzano (born February 16, 1946 in Madrid) is a harp professor at the Royal Superior Music Conservatory of Madrid (Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid). She is also one of the founding members of the RTVE Orchestra. She has been credited with the creation of the Modern Spanish Harp School (Moderna Escuela Española de Arpa). Life Born in Madrid, she began studying music at the age of four. At six years old, she joined the city’s Real Conservatorio Superior de Música to study harp, piano and ballet. After quickly building a career as a soloist, winning many awards and distinctions and touring cities such as Sienna and Paris, she became a founding member of the Radio Televisión Española Symphony Orchestra. At just 18 years old, she became the Chair Professor of Harp at Madrid’s Real Conservatorio Superior de Música, the youngest Chair Professor in the history of music in Spain, with her field of work now including performance, teaching, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
