Alicia de Larrocha (1923-2009) was one of the world's greatest pianists, loved for her elegant performances of Mozart and regarded as an incomparable interpreter of Albéniz, Granados, and other Spanish composers.
From the age of six until her death, she travelled to stages around the world, performing more than 4,000 concerts. In fact, she claimed that she lived in airplanes. She devoted her whole life to the study and perfection of music.
Her personal archive contains 32 boxes full of a life of correspondence, which speaks to us of her most intimate feelings, her joys and her frustrations, as well as the yearning and loneliness of a public life far away from family and friends.
Les mans d'Alicia (Alicia's Hands), a documentary
Screenplay & directors: Verónica Font/Yolanda Olmos
Filmed at: Barcelona, Nueva York, Viladrau
Director of photography: Pablo García
Editing: Yolanda Olmos/Verónica Font
Sound: Verónica Font
A coproduction with TVE & Televisión de Catalunya. With the support of ICEC (Catalan Institute for the Cultural Companies).
Watch the trailer.
Upcoming screenings:
Monday, September 24, 7:00 p.m.
Miller Recital Hall
Manhattan School of Music Performance Center
Tuesday, September 25, 7:30 p.m.
A documentary screening of the great Spanish pianist, Alicia De Larrocha featuring Andre Pervin, Maria Joao Pires, Marta Argerich, and Gerard Schwarz. In person introductory remarks offered by Alicia and Juan Torra, children of Alicia de Larrocha.
Schare Recital Hall
September 26, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26, 12:30 p.m.
In 1988, the celebrated Catalan pianist Alicia de Larrocha performed a recital at Rutgers of works by Beethoven, Mozart, Granados and De Falla. 30 years after that recital, Rutgers presents Alicia's Hands, a documentary on the life of this unique and unforgettable artist. The New Jersey premiere of this film will be followed by a Q&A with Ms. Alicia Torra, De Larrocha's daughter, and a performance by Spanish DMA candidate, Enriqueta Somarriba of some of De Larrocha's own pieces.
Read also: A biography, a documentary, and an archive celebrate Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, by Candice Agree
