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Olga de Blanck
Olga de Blanck y Martín (11 March 1916 – 28 July 1998) was a Cuban pianist, guitarist and composer. She is considered to be one of the most noteworthy and prestigious persons in the history of the Cuban magisterium of music. She was born in Havana, the daughter of Hubert de Blanck and Pilar Martín.
She began her extraordinary musical studies in 1924 at the "Conservatorio Nacional de Música", which her father had founded in 1885, graduating from that institution several years later.
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Hubert de Blanck died in 1932 at age 76 and was interred in the Colon Cemetery, Havana. Widely acclaimed in Cuba during his lifetime for his significant contribution to the country's culture, he has since been honored with his image on a Cuban postage stamp. As well, a theatrical company carries his name as does the theatre in the Vedado district of Havana which opened in 1955.
References.
- Frank Rijckaert, "Biography of Hubert de Blanck", Calbona Uitgeverij Rotterdam, 2013,