Higinio Ruvalcaba, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Mexican composer and conductor (1905-1976)
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About Higinio Ruvalcaba
- Higinio Ruvalcaba (11 January 1905 in Yahualica, Jalisco – 15 January 1976 in Mexico City) was a Mexican violinist and composer.He received his first lessons when he was 4, from his father, who was an upholsterer who played cello in the local band.
- In 1917, at age twelve, Higinio Ruvalcaba gives his first concert as a soloist, at the Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara.He replaced Jenö Léner, founder and namesake of Léner String Quartet, touring with second violin José Smilovitz; viola Herbert Froelich, and Hungarian cellist Imre Hartman after Léner left the group in 1943 due to internal disagreements.
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