2. When he was three years
old he lost his sight due to
the diphtheria.
Joaquín Rodrigo was born
in Sagunto (Valencia) on
22nd November 1901.

3. In 1906 Joaquín Rodrigo
and his family moved to
Valencia where he
started his studies of
musical theory, piano
and violin at the age of
eight.

4. His first composition dates
from 1923, and in 1924
his first work for orchestra,
Juglares, was awarded in
Valencia and Madrid.

5. In 1927 he moved to Paris (like Albéniz, Falla, Granados
and Turina had done some time ago ) and studied
composition at the Ecole Normale de Musique with
Paul Dukas for five years.
Joaquín Rodrigo met
Manuel de Falla in
Paris and the Turkish
pianist Victoria
Kamhi (a qualified
teacher from the
Paris Conservatoire).

6. On 19th January
1933 Joaquin
Rodrigo got married
with Victoria Kamhi.

7. In 1934 he won First Prize
of Circulo de Bellas Artes in
Valencia. From 1936 to
1938 Rodrigo family lived
in Paris, Salzburg and
Freiburg.

8. On 9th November 1940, took place the first
performance of “Concierto de Aranjuez”
in Barcelona.
On 27th January 1941 his daughter, Cecilia,
was born.

9. Elected Full Member of the Royal
Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
in Madrid.

10. In 1939, Joaquín
Rodrigo and
Victoria return
to Spain to settle
permanently in
Madrid.

11. Many prizes and acknowledgements were
given to Joaquín Rodrigo:
Head of Music
broadcasts for
Radio Nacional de
España.
•Head of the Artistic
Section of the
Spanish National
Organization for the
Blind (ONCE).
•Awarded by the
Encomienda de
Alfonso X el Sabio.

12. Honorary Doctorate
at the university of
Salamanca
Gold Medal and
Honorary Doctorate
at the University of
Madrid
Gold Medal Mérito
Artístico, from the
City of Madrid
Honorary Doctorate,
University of Alicante

13. Honorary Doctorate
at Exeter University
and many others…

14. And on 22nd April 1970 his grand-daughter, Patricia Sofia, was born.
On 2nd October 1996 his first great grandchild, Santiago, was born .
On 31st January 1999, his second grandchild, Cecilia , was born.

15. Joaquín Rodrigo
was raised to the
nobility by H M
Juan Carlos I,
King of Spain,
with the
hereditary title
“Marqués de los
Jardines de
Aranjuez”.

16. On 6th July 1999 Joaquín Rodrigo died in
Madrid. He was buried in the family vault in
the cemetery of Aranjuez.

17. POR CORTESÍA DE LA FUNDACIÓN VICTORIA Y JOAQUÍN RODRIGO
COURTESY OF VICTORIA AND JOAQUIN RODRIGO FOUNDATION