Enrique González Mantici ( Spanish: Enrique González Mántici ; November 4, 1912 , , Cuba - December 29, 1974 , Havana , Cuba ) - Cuban composer, conductor, violinist, public figure and teacher.
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| Date of Birth | November 4, 1912 |
| Place of Birth | Sagua la Grande, Cuba |
| Date of death | December 29, 1974 (aged 62) |
| Place of death | Havana , Cuba |
| A country |  Cuba |
| Professions | composer film composer conductor violinist music teacher |
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Biography
He studied under Jose Waltz (violin), Rafael Pastor, Emilio Grenet (composition) and Erich Kleiber (conducting) in Havana. Improved by Nikolai Anosov , Alexander Gauk and Leo Ginzburg at the Moscow Conservatory . In 1950 he founded the National Institute of Music in Havana. In 1960, he became one of the founders of the National Symphony Orchestra and the National Theater Symphony Orchestra, and since 1961 he became chief conductor. Member of the Havana Quartet ( Spanish: Cuarteto de La Habana , 1st violin). He performed in many countries, including the USSR . In 1970-1972 he taught conducting at the National School of Arts. Among the students are Manuel Ducesne Kusan and others. He wrote music for films (“If She Comes Back”, 1957 and others).
In 1962 he was a member of the jury of the Second International Tchaikovsky Competition .
Compositions
- The Runaway Slave ballet / El cimarrón (1960)
- the ballet Metiska / Mestiza (1966, based on the novel by Cyrilo Villaverde Cecilia)
- ballet "Circus" / El circo (1966)
- oratorio “Killed Che” / Asesinaron al Che (to the text of the speech of Fidel Castro , 1971)
- oratorio "One Hundred Years of Struggle" / Cien acos de lucha (to verses by Nicholas Guillen , 1973)
- Overture "Cuba" for orchestra / Cuba
- symphony on seven notes for four string groups (1970)
- Concert for violin and orchestra No. 1 (1954)
- Concert for violin and orchestra No. 2 (1957)
- chamber-instrumental ensembles
Literature
- Musical Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. G.V. Keldysh. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - p. 145 - ISBN 5-85270-033-9
Links
- Enrique González Mantici at Allmusic
- Enrique González Mantichi on the Internet Movie Database
- Enrique Gonzalez Mantichi on the KinoPoisk website