Luis Herrera de la Fuente (born April 25, 1916) is a Mexican conductor

Conducting

Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

, pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

, violin

Violin

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ist, composer

Composer

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 and writer

Writer

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 of the 20th century. De la Fuente has gained many recognitions and awards in Mexico

Mexico

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 and worldwide. He conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional

Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional

Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional may refer to:* National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, the re-establishment in 2004 of an orchestra founded in 1952* National Symphony Orchestra , founded 1941* National Symphony Orchestra , founded 1938...

 of Mexico for 18 years. He was also conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería.

Herrera de la Fuente was born in Mexico City

Mexico City

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. He began his formal education in Escuela Nacional de Música de la UNAM

Unam

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 with Estalisnao Mejía and José F. Vázquez. He studied piano with Santos Carlos, violin with Luis G. Saloma, singing with David Silva, and composition with Rodolfo Halffter

Rodolfo Halffter

Rodolfo Halffter Escriche was a Spanish composer.-Life:Born in Madrid, Spain into a family of musicians, he was the brother of Ernesto Halffter and uncle of Cristóbal Halffter, also composers. His father Ernesto Halffter Hein came from Königsberg, Germany...

. He began his practice in conducting with Sergiu Celibidache

Sergiu Celibidache

- Biography :Celibidache was born in Roman, Romania, and began his studies in music with the piano, after which he studied music, philosophy and mathematics in Bucharest, Romania and then in Paris...

 and in Zurich

Zürich

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 with Hermann Scherchen

Hermann Scherchen

Hermann Scherchen was a German conductor.-Life:Scherchen was originally a violist and played among the violas of the Bluthner Orchestra of Berlin while still in his teens...

.

His research in folk and colonial music can be found in the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes.