Vicente Zarzo Pitarch

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Vicente Zarzo Pitarch
Born(1938-05-06)6 May 1938
Died14 September 2021(2021-09-14) (aged 83)
EducationValencia Conservatorio
Occupations
Organization

Vicente Zarzo Pitarch (6 May 1938 – 14 September 2021) was a Spanish horn player.[1] He wrote many books on the history and technique of the horn.[2]

For 25 years Zarzo was principal horn in The Hague Philharmonic (Residentie Orkest) and others. He also played as horn soloist for the Valencia Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in Reykjavík, the American Wind Symphony Orchestra in Pittsburgh, and the National Orchestra of Mexico.

Zarzo Pitarch died on 14 September 2021 at age 83.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. Mariano Pérez Gutiérrez (January 1985). Diccionario de la música y los músicos III (P-Z) (in Spanish). Ediciones Akal. p. 389. ISBN 978-84-7090-138-6. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. Historic Brass Society Newsletter. Historic Brass Society. 1999. p. 63. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. Lebrecht, Norman: Death of leading Spanish horn, 83 slippedisc.com