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Amparo Iturbi Báguena was born in Valencia, Spain, one of four children of Ricardo Iturbi (a piano tuner) and Teresa (Baguena) Iturbi. The younger sister of José Iturbi, she gave her debut concert at age 15 in Barcelona. In 1925, she gave her first important concert outside Spain. She played in Paris, at the Salle Gaveau. [citation needed]
José Iturbi Báguena (Valencia, 28 November 1895 – Los Angeles, 28 June 1980) was a conductor, pianist, harpsichordist and actor from Valencia, Spain.He also appeared in several Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical films including Thousands Cheer (1943), Music for Millions (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), That Midnight Kiss (1949), and Three Daring Daughters (1948), his only leading role.
The talented Iturbi variously conducts the group as well as effortlessly plays difficult piano pieces, while Durante sings comically and acts as a grandfather figure to Mike. In a surprise ending, shortly before giving birth, Barbara receives a letter from her husband saying he is in good spirits and convalescing in a military hospital.
Iturbi is a Basque-language surname. Notable people with the surname include: José Iturbi (1895–1980), Spanish conductor and pianist; Dame Amparo Iturbi Baguena (1898–1969), Spanish concert pianist, sister of José
Cipollina attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California, as did his brother Mario (born 1954) and sister Antonia (born 1952). Their father Gino, a realtor, was of Italian ancestry (Genovese and Piemontese origins). Their mother Evelyn and godfather José Iturbi were concert pianists. [citation needed]
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Subsequently, she won first prize at the 1986 José Iturbi Competition in Valencia, Spain. [3] The New York Times described her playing as having a "fevered, demonic intensity" and "a gentle, sublime introspection". US Daily News called her a "combination of purity and fire".