Amparo Iturbi Baguena (March 12, 1898 – April 22, 1969) was a Spanish pianist.
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Amparo Iturbi was born in Valencia, Spain, the younger sister of José Iturbi. She gave her debut concert at the age of 15 in Barcelona. In 1925, she gave her first important concert outside of Spain. She played in Paris, at the Salle Gaveau. This was followed by dual piano recitals with Jose, touring Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and England. She also accompanied the famous Catalan soprano Maria Barrientos. It was not until 1937 she first played in the United States.
She had one daughter, also named Amparo, by a brief marriage. The younger Amparo led an internationally renowned flamenco troupe and taught dance. Iturbi's grandson, Robert O'Sullivan, lives in Beverly Hills.
She was the pioneer of the Spanish piano repertoire in the US until the arrival of Alicia de Larrocha in 1965
Amparo had guest roles, playing herself, alongside her brother in the following MGM musicals:
She also was on the soundtrack of Three Daring Daughters (1948). Seemingly always in her brother's shadow, Amparo Iturbi only appeared in films long enough to play the piano with her brother.
Known for their twin piano-playing, the pair also appeared on the Jimmy Durante Show in 1955 and on The Bell Telephone Hour in 1962. There were many recordings released as a duo and singly. A CD 'Celebrated Artistry-Mozart/Jose & Amparo Iturbi, was released in 1999.
Amparo Iturbi died on April 22, 1969 in Beverly Hills, CA of a brain tumor.