Luz María Puente

Mexican pianist (1923–2021)
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Luz María Puente
Born(1923-11-20)20 November 1923
Los Angeles, United States
Died23 February 2021(2021-02-23) (aged 97)
NationalityMexican
Occupationpianist

Luz María Puente (20 November 1923 – 23 February 2021) was an American born Mexican pianist.[1][2]

Her son Jorge Federico Osorio [es] is also a pianist. Puente died on 23 February 2021, aged 97.[1]

In 2008 the Mexico City Chamber Orchestra paid tribute to her during a concert for her career as a soloist and teacher of several generations of pianists. On 26 January 2015, the National Council for Culture and the Arts and the Academia Medalla Mozart A.C. awarded Puente the Medal in the Merit Category, along with Gallya Dubrova, Natia Stankivitch and Virgilio Valle. In September 2017 she received the Bellas Artes medal.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Muere la legendaria pianista Luz María Puente". ContraRéplica.
  2. ^ Demos, Editorial; Vargas, Ángel. "La Jornada - Falleció la pianista Luz María Puente". www.jornada.com.mx.
  3. ^ "Otorgan la Medalla Bellas Artes a la pianista Luz María Puente". Noticieros Televisa (in Mexican Spanish). 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-24.


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