1. Enrique Gimeno Teixido was a Spanish-Mexican conductor, music professor, composer, pianist, manager of festivals and cultural activities and Equestrian athlete- who developed his musical work mainly in Mexico.
16 Facts About Enrique Gimeno
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Enrique Gimeno born in Barcelona in 1929, son of Luis Gimeno V and grandson of conductor M Teixido.
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Enrique Gimeno studied the specialties of concert pianist Guillermo Garganta and conducting an orchestra with violinist and conductor Eduardo Toldra.
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Enrique Gimeno studied in Germany and France where he was received with honors.
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Enrique Gimeno was accompanying pianist of the nascent TV as well as director and arranger on radio and television.
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Enrique Gimeno was for some time, a film and television actor, filming a biographical piece of Ed Sullivan.
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Enrique Gimeno taught music in art schools of Luis Sandi.
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Enrique Gimeno led for ten years choral mass of Orfeo Catala de Mexic, presenting a series of choral works of leftover interest in such prestigious halls as the Palacio de Bellas Artes and other important theaters in the nation, in addition to directing other choirs from the Spanish community centers in Mexico.
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Enrique Gimeno founded and directed the Orchestra Manuel de Falla.
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Enrique Gimeno made a successful series of concerts to celebrate the first ten years of the "Auditorio Nacional ".
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Enrique Gimeno founded and directed the Orchestra of Canal Ocho, filming unforgettable series, highlighting the life of Angela Peralta with soprano Ernestina Garfias and celebrated actors, plus a great range of concerts.
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Enrique Gimeno was director of chamber orchestras, highlighting therewith, the integral of the Brandenburg Concertos of Johann Sebastian Bach recorded in the baroque church of Tepotzotlan, Mexico.
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Similarly, Enrique Gimeno led a host of prestigious international orchestras such as in Los Angeles, the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, with the Gran Teatre del Liceu, of New York, The International Pablo Casals, etc.
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Enrique Gimeno established, sponsored and was CEO of the "Festival Pablo Casals of Mexico" in which he conducted several times the eponymous oratory of Pablo Casals, The Crib.
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Enrique Gimeno was one of the founders of the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico and was its artistic coordinator for three years.
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Enrique Gimeno directed the Bach Choir on multiple occasions and formed various student choirs in different colleges.