The Torrevieja Residence for Older Persons will quickly bear the identify of celebrated musician Maestro Francisco Casanovas Tallardá, following approval from the regional Directorate General for Social and Healthcare Infrastructure. The proposal was initiated by the Musical and Cultural Association Francisco Casanovas and supported by the Directorate General for Dependency and Older Persons.
The affiliation, along with the residence’s administration, expressed their delight on the choice, which pays tribute to Casanovas’ distinctive legacy. The maestro lived on the residence between 1976 and 1986 and loved an illustrious worldwide profession.
His achievements embrace performing on the 1924 Paris Olympic Games with the Pau Casals Orchestra, profitable the Columbia Saxophone Prize in New York in 1945—the place he was hailed because the best saxophonist on this planet—and mentoring famed conductor Zubin Mehta, the affiliation’s honorary president.
A public occasion to commemorate the renaming is deliberate, with the date to be confirmed shortly.
