Honorio Alarcón
Honorio Alarcón (1859–1920) was a Colombian pianist. Honorio Alarcón was born in Santa Marta, he trained in the conservatories in Paris and Leipzig in his early 20s. He won the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy award, and was recognized for his playing technique.
Also recorded as Honorio Alarcon
Honorio Alarcón
- Name
- Honorio Alarcón
- Born
- 1859
- Birthplace
- Santa Marta
- Died
- 1920
- Occupation
- Pianist
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Schola Cantorum de Paris · University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Honours
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Award
- Languages
- Spanish
Encyclopédie VALÉORINE
Le dossier documentaire
Chaque énoncé est lu dans les notices d’autorité des institutions nommées. Choisissez « Preuve » à côté d’un énoncé pour voir la notice d’où il est tiré, l’endroit précis et la date de lecture.
Honorio Alarcón (naissance : 5 février 1859) figure dans les notices d'autorité de la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Vie
Honorio Alarcón naquit le 5 février 1859 à Santa Marta.
Activité
Leipzig est enregistré comme lieu d'activité par la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Institutions citées
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Non précisé par les sources citées: nationalité
Chaîne de lecture complète (JSON)Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Honorio Alarcón. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q1593975 · wikipedia · Honorio Alarcón
In this article
Biography
Biography
He returned to Colombia in 1886, where he worked as music director and teacher. He eventually rose to leading positions in the Banda Nacional and the Academia Nacional de Música. His pupils included Josefina Acosta de Barón.
Honorio Alarcón studied at Schola Cantorum de Paris and University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Work by Honorio Alarcón is recorded in the collections of National Library of Colombia. Distinctions recorded are Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Honorio Alarcón • Born — 1859 • Birthplace — Santa Marta • Origin — Colombia • Died — 1920 • Occupation — Pianist • Past Member Of — Josefina Acosta de Barón
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1859
Honorio Alarcón born at Santa Marta.
1920
Honorio Alarcón died at Santa Marta.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Honorio Alarcón, revision 1288296940 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
Honorio Alarcón received Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Award. Recorded as having studied at Schola Cantorum de Paris and University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Connected to 3 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
Recognition and collections
Work by Honorio Alarcón is
National Library of Colombia
Activity and practice
Within the Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
44,045 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Honiball JosephPerson
- Honnappa BhagavatharPerson
- HONNEPerson
- Honoré LangléPerson
- Honorio SiccardiPerson
- Hoo-Bangin' RecordsOrganisation
- Hooj ChoonsOrganisation
- Hooman KhalatbariPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Honorio Alarcón?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.