Albéniz Foundation
Private non-profit organization promoting classical music in Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Albéniz Foundation (Fundación Albéniz in Spanish), is a private non-profit organisation promoting classical music in Spain[1] through its programmes: the Reina Sofía School of Music,[2] the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition, the Isaac Albéniz Library and Research Centre, and the International Chamber Music Institute of Madrid. The foundation is named after the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz, as he represents the renaissance of Spanish music at the beginning of the 20th century in Europe.[3] The foundation is based in Madrid[4] and has a permanent office in Santander.[3]
The Albéniz Foundation was founded in 1972 by Paloma O'Shea, who is the current president of the foundation. The Honorary President is the Infanta Margarita and the Honorary Vice President was Alicia de Larrocha.[5] Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Zubin Mehta, Joaquín Soriano and several members of the Botín family are members of the board of trustees.[5]