Toldrá, Eduardo

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Toldrá, Eduardo

Toldrá, Eduardo, Catalan violinist, conductor, and composer; b. Villanueva y Geltru, Catalonia, April 7, 1895; d. Barcelona, May 31, 1962. He studied violin and composition at Barcelona’s municipal music school. He made his debut as a soloist at the Barcelona Ateneo (1912), then was founder-lst violinist of the Quartet Renaixement (1912-21). In 1921 he became a prof, of violin at Barcelona’s municipal music school; in 1944, was appointed conductor of the Municipal Orch. He composed the comic opera El giravolt de Maig (Barcelona, 1928), orch. pieces, chamber music, and songs.

Bibliography

M. Capdevila, E. T. (Barcelona, 1995).

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