Enrique Fernandez Arbos
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Enrique Fernandez Arbós (December 24, 1863–June 2, 1939), Spanish violinist and composer.
Enrique Fernández Arbós, born in Madrid, originally made his name as a virtuoso violinist and later as one of Spain’s greatest conductors. After studying violin at the Madrid Conservatory, he continued his studies in Brussels under Henri Vieuxtemps and later in Berlin under Joseph Joachim. He enjoyed a considerable solo career but was also engaged as concertmaster of several orchestras including those of Berlin, Boston and Glasgow. In 1904, he was offered the position of principal conductor of the Madrid Symphony, a position he held for nearly 35 years.
As a composer he is probably best known his piano trio Tres Piezas Originales en Estilo Español. His violin pieces also enjoyed considerable popularity. In addition to these works, he wrote a comic opera, El Centro de la Tierra (1895), which for a brief period after its publication, was regularly performed in Spain.
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