Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna (November 16, 1905, in Colón,

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– February 13, 1971, in

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) was one of the most important

n classical musicians. Spent his childhood in

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and studied at the Fermín Toro Grammar school. In 1913, he began to study

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with José Lorenzo Llamozas, and soon entered the Superior School of Music, where his teachers included Juan Bautista Plaza. When his father was very ill, he played the violin to maintain his family. Soon, he became a professor at the Superior School of Music. In 1929, became General Secretary of the Caracas Philharmonic Union. In 1930, he was one of the founders of the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, and remained a member of it until 1963. Ríos Reyna organized for ten years the Sunday concerts at the National Library. In 1968, created the Chorale of the Caracas Philharmonic, and the

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Student Orchestra. In 1970, founds the Symphonic Experimental Orchestra. Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna died in an automobile accident,

, February 13, 1971. Reyna married Graciela Rousset, with whom he had four children.

Legacy

In 1983, in honor for his work and legacy the principal concert hall of Venezuela's most important arts center, the

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was named after him.

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Legacy

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