Enrique Jordá
Enrique Jordá (March 24, 1911 – March 18, 1996) was a Spanish-American conductor. Enrique Jordá was born in San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa, Spain), later on he was a naturalized US citizen. After conducting in Madrid, Cape Town and Antwerp, he was music director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1954 to 1963.
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Enrique Jordá
- Born
- 1911 · San Sebastián.
- Died
- 1996 · Brussels.
- Nationality
- Spain · United States
- Occupation
- conductor · musician
- Education
- Complutense University of Madrid
- Teachers
- Marcel Dupré
- Languages
- Spanish
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Born at San Sebastián in 1911, died in Brussels in 1996.
Enrique Jordá studied at Complutense University of Madrid. Training under Marcel Dupré is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish.
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