Diego Luzuriaga
ディエゴ・ルスリアガ
Diego Luzuriaga
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （Loja, Ecuador）
- Nationality
- Ecuador
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Residence History
- Quito, Ecuador → Paris, France → New York, United States
Career
- Occupations
- composer
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central University of Ecuador | Faculty of Architecture | Architecture | architecture degree | — | Ecuador |
| École Normale | — | Composition | — | — | France |
| Manhattan School of Music | — | Composition | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Composition | — | — | United States |
Central University of Ecuador
Faculty of Architecture
/ Architecture
Degree:
architecture degree
Country:
Ecuador
École Normale
Composition
Country:
France
Manhattan School of Music
Composition
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Composition
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | Music Composition | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | won |
| 2006 | Eugenio Espejo National Prize | — | — | President of Ecuador | won |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1993
Category:
Music Composition
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
won
Eugenio Espejo National Prize
2006
Organization:
President of Ecuador
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Manuela y Bolívar
2006 operaThe first Ecuadorian opera, relating the love and death of Manuela Sáenz and Simón Bolívar.
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Responsorio
orchestralInfluenced by Andean folk and Latin American music, performed by major American symphony orchestras.
Andean folk musicLatin American music
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Andean folk musicLatin American music
Legacy
Ecuadorian composer awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and the highest national prize for artists, composer of the first Ecuadorian opera.
Trivia
- Composed the first Ecuadorian opera, Manuela y Bolívar.
- Received the Eugenio Espejo National Prize, the highest recognition for an Ecuadorian artist, awarded biannually by the president.