Violeta Parra
Born: 4th October 1917, San Fabian, Chile
Died: 5th February 1967, Santiago, Chile
Nationality: Chilean
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music that would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile.
Her birthdate (4 October) was chosen as "Chilean Musicians' Day." In 2011, Andrés Wood directed a biopic about her, titled Violeta Went to Heaven (Spanish: Violeta se fue a los cielos).
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Gracias A La Vida
Anne-Lise Polchlopek, Federico Tibone, Pierre Laniau
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Songs of Comfort and Hope
Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano)
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Sol y Vida
Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano) Orquesta Filarmónica De Gran Canaria, Karel Mark Chichon
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Coming soon. Mémoires Vivantes
Ensemble Sequenza 9.3, Catherine Simonpietri
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