José de Eusebio facts for kids

José de Eusebio, born in Madrid, Spain, in 1966, is a talented conductor and musicologist. He is especially known for bringing back to life forgotten operas by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz.

Life and Career

José de Eusebio first learned to play the piano and conduct in Spain. He also studied at famous music schools like the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. Some of his teachers were very famous musicians like György Kurtág. He even studied in the United States as a Fulbright Scholar.

From 1997 to 2002, he was the music director for a group called Sax-Ensemble. He has also been a guest conductor for many big Spanish orchestras, including the Spanish National Orchestra and the Madrid Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted concerts all over the world, in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.

José de Eusebio is an expert in the operas of Isaac Albéniz. He has helped create special versions of the music for operas like Merlin, Henry Clifford, and Pepita Jiménez.

He conducted the very first full performance of Merlin on May 27, 2003, at the Teatro Real in Madrid. His earlier recording of Merlin won a Latin Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Classical Recording. His recording of Pepita Jiménez was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2007. On January 24, 2009, he conducted the first performance of Henry Clifford with its original English words in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

After the September 11 attacks, he was one of the classical musicians who performed in Los Angeles for "America: A Tribute to Heroes." He was the only Spanish musician to take part in this special event.

Notable Recordings

José de Eusebio has conducted several important recordings of Isaac Albéniz's operas. These recordings have helped share Albéniz's beautiful music with more people around the world.

Albéniz: Henry Clifford

• Conductor: José de Eusebio
• Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid
• Label: Decca

Albéniz: Pepita Jiménez

• Conductor: José de Eusebio
• Orchestra: Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Albéniz: Merlin

• Conductor: José de Eusebio
• Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid
• Label: Decca]]

See also

In Spanish: José de Eusebio para niños