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Alicia de Larrocha is a Spanish pianist. She was born in Barcelona and began studying piano with Frank Marshall in Spain at the age of three. She performed her first concert at the age of six at the World's Fair in Seville in 1929, and performed her first concerto with orchestra at the age of 11.

De Larrocha has made many recordings of solo piano repertoire. She is particularly known for her performances of the works of Spanish composers such as Enrique Granados, Isaac Albéniz, and Antonio Soler.

As De Larrocha aged, she began to play more Mozart and Beethoven. She became a regular guest at
Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival in New York. Alicia de Larrocha retired from public performing in October, 2003 at the age of 80.

Alicia de Larrocha performs "Evocacion" from Suite "Iberia" by Isaac Albeniz

Alicia de Larrocha performs Danza Oriental by Enrique Granados


Alicia de Larrocha performs Sonata in G Minor, No. 87 by Antonio Soler

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