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Iturbi

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[ih-tur-bee, ih-toor-, ee-toor-bee] / ɪˈtɜr bi, ɪˈtʊər-, iˈtur βi /

noun

  1. José, 1895–1980, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Spain.


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A close-up of Iturbi shows him playing the piano onstage as the camera pulls back to reveal 18 grand pianos — an incredible sight with each pianist playing “Hungarian Rhapsody No.2.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022

The two sailors walk into a sold-out show at the Bowl for Spanish conductor and pianist José Iturbi.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022

Powell would go on to star alongside some of Hollywood's most notable stars and musicians at the time, including Walter Pidgeon, Jose Iturbi, Xavier Cugat, Jeannette McDonald, Wallace Beery, Carmen Miranda and Elizabeth Taylor.

From Fox News • Sep. 16, 2021

Mr. Previn went to a jam session, listened and wrote out a piano part for Mr. Iturbi to play when the cameras rolled.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2019

Don Guillermo Iturbi y Moncada, the magnate of the South, owned a small schooner, and placed it at the disposal of the priests.

From The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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