Luis de Pablo

Luis de Pablo Costales (28 January 1930 – 10 October 2021) was a Spanish composer belonging to the generation that Cristóbal Halffter named the Generación del 51. Mostly self-taught as a composer and influenced by Maurice Ohana and Max Deutsch, he co-founded ensembles for contemporary music, and organised concert series for it in Madrid. He published translations of notable texts about composers of the Second Viennese School, such as Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt's biography of Arnold Schoenberg and the publications of Anton Webern. He wrote music in many genres, including film scores such as Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive, and operas including La señorita Cristina. He taught composition not only in Spain, but also in the U.S. and Canada. Among his awards is the Premio Nacional de Música.

Life Luis de Pablo was born in Bilbao. After losing his father in the Spanish Civil War, he went with his mother and siblings to live in Madrid from age six. Although he started to compose at the age of 12, his circumstances made it impossible to consider an artistic career, and so he studied law at the Complutense University of Madrid. For a short time after graduating in 1952, he was employed as legal advisor to Iberia Airlines, but soon resigned this post in order to pursue a career in music.

Los Novísimos, Vendaval (Stradivarius, 2010) Libro de imágenes, Segunda Lectura, Metáforas (Stradivarius, 2014) Soliloquio, Melisma furioso, Per Flauto, Cuatro Fragmentos De 'Kiu''' (Stradivarius, 2015) Senderos del aire and works for flute. Col Legno Dibujos, fragments from Kiu, Chamber Concerto et al. ADDA Tarde de Poetas. Harmonia Mundi Piano Trio. Ermitage ERM 413 Visto de Cerca, para 3 músicos y cinta; Chaman, obra electronica. Hispavox LP (30) 130 202 Al Son que Tocan, Homenaje an Antonio Machado. RCA LP SRL2-2444

Writings Aproximación a una estética de la música contemporánea, in: Los complementarios, Editorial Ciencia Nueva, 1968 Lo que sabemos de música, Gregorio del Toro, 1968

Awards De Pablo received awards including:

Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (1986) Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1986) Premio Nacional de Música (1991) Madrid Region Culture Award (2001) Guerrero Foundation Music Prize (2004) Gold Medal of Círculo de Bellas Artes (2005) (2009) Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale (2020) Prix Honegger de la Fondation de France Prix de Composition Musicale de la Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco for Frondoso Misterio'', cello and orchestra (2004) Prix de la Fondation Jacinto Guerrero