- Rafael Puyana
Rafael Puyana Michelsen (born
14 October ,1931 inBogotá ) is aColombian harpsichordist .Puyana began piano lessons at age 6 with his aunt and at age 13 made his debut at the Teatro Colón in Bogotá. At age 16 he went to
Boston to continue hispiano studies at theNew England Conservatory . He subsequently studiedharpsichord withWanda Landowska and composition withNadia Boulanger , inParis .Puyana made his début as a harpsichordist in
New York , in 1957, and inLondon in 1966. He has performed with figures likeYehudi Menuhin ,Leopold Stokowski , andAndrés Segovia . Composers of the stature ofFederico Mompou andXavier Montsalvatge have dedicated compositions to him.Aside from concerts, Puyana has taught.
Christopher Hogwood andElizabeth de la Porte were amongst his students. Puyana has also collected historical instruments, such as a superb, 3-manual harpsichord of1740 byH.A. Hass .Sources
* The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music, published by
Oxford University Press , 1994.
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