Lorenzo Palomo

Lorenzo Palomo studied at Conservatorio Superior de Música de Córdoba and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu. Training under Joaquín Zamacois, Sofia Puche and Boris Goldovsky is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish, German and English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical. Places of work recorded in the authority are Valencia and Berlin. Employment is recorded with Deutsche Oper Berlin and Valencia Orchestra. Distinctions recorded are Order of Isabella the Catholic.

• Name — Lorenzo Palomo • Born — 10 March 1938 • Birthplace — Ciudad Real, Spain • Died — 13 April 2024 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — * Composer • Conductor • Organizations — * Valencia Orchestra • Deutsche Oper Berlin • Website — www.lorenzopalomo.com • Awards — Order of Isabella the Catholic

Soon after his birth in Ciudad Real in 1938, where his father was stationed during the Spanish Civil War, his mother returned with him to Pozoblanco where the family lived. Shortly afterwards, they moved to Córdoba where the composer spent his youth. Palomo studied piano and harmony at the Córdoba Conservatory and at the age of twenty he entered the Barcelona Conservatory, where he studied composition with Joaquín Zamacois and piano with Sofía Puche de Mendlewicz. He studied conducting further with Boris Goldovsky in New York City, with a scholarship from the Fundación Juan March. He was chief conductor of the Valencia Orchestra from 1973 to 1976 and conductor and pianist of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1981 to 2004. His ballet La leyenda del Monte Bangkay was premiered in Manila, Philippines, in 1980. His song cycle Canciones españolas (Spanish Songs) was first performed by Montserrat Caballé at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1987. His Nocturnos de Andalucía (Andalusian Nocturnes) for guitar and orchestra was premiered by Pepe Romero and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Konzerthaus Berlin in 1996. His music was performed in concert halls including Symphony Hall in Boston), Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Auditorium Tschaikowsky in Moscow. Palomo lived in Berlin for 38 years, but returned to Madrid in 2019. In 2022, he dedicated a new composition to the city of Córdoba on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Orquesta de Córdoba, Canto a Córdoba, setting a text by Juana Castro Muñoz. Palomo died in Madrid on 13 April 2024, at the age of 86.

Palomo composed many works for the voice, such as songs and song cycles, sometimes with optional accompaniment by harp or orchestra instead of piano. Several works were recorded. His compositions are, according to his works list: