Màrius

Màrius Calado Colom

Mario Calado

Barcelona , 23 d'octubre de 1862
Barcelona , 24 d'agost de 1926

Performer i Teacher

Pianist and pedagogue

He was a student of Gabriel Balart (at the Liceu Conservatory) and Joan Baptista Pujol. He moved to Paris where, in 1881, he won the first prize of the 'classe supérieure' of piano. After his return, he developed an important concert activity Catalonia, Spain and South America.

In 1895, he decided to abandon the stage to devote himself exclusively to music pedagogy. He excelled in teaching the repertoire which, according to the testimony of the time, he discarded as a performer, including Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, Schumann and Saint-Saëns. Enric Granado’s dedication of his Vals de concert (op. 35, 1914) to him highlights the appreciation and prestige of Calado’s artistic talent.