Vicente Bianchi Alarcón, a musical biography, and the implications of having won the National Prize of Musical Arts in 2016

Abstract

This article consists of two sections. In the first part we review the musical trajectory of Vicente Bianchi Alarcon, in his varied dimensions as a pianist, arranger, orchestral conductor and composer. Most of the information contained was obtained from conversations with Vicente Bianchi, especially from an interview made in 2002. The second part contains a list of data and considerations regarding the obtaining of the National Prize for Musical Arts 2016.