Marlos Nobre, conductor and one of the most brilliant Brazilian composers, dies

The musician became known for mixing classical music with elements of Brazilian popular music

The conductor Marlos Nobreone of the greatest Brazilian composers of all time, died this Monday, 2 years old, at the age of 85. The information was confirmed by his wife, Maria Luiza Nobrebut the cause of death was not disclosed.

The musician became known for mixing classical music with elements of Brazilian popular music. He, who began studying music theory as a child in Pernambuco Conservatory of Musiche became the first Brazilian to conduct the Royal London Philharmonic Orchestrain 1990.

Trained in piano and music theory, Nobre has composed approximately 250 songs over the course of his career. He also studied and worked with important names in the world of music such as H.-J. Koellreutter, Camargo Guarnieri, Alexandre Goehr, Günther Schüller and Leonard Bernstein.

Throughout his career, he has won important awards such as the Guggenheim Scholarship, the SGAE Tomás Luís de Victoria Award and the Brazilian Order of Cultural Merit. He also held chair no. 1 at the Brazilian Academy of Music.

Nobre was musical director of Rádio MEC and of the National Institute of Music of the National Art Foundation of Brazil, as well as being president of the International Music Council of UNESCO in Paris between 1985 and 1987.

Source: Terra

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