Celia Torrá

Celia Torrá (18 September 1889 – 16 December 1962)[1] was an Argentine composer, conductor, and violinist.

[3] Torrá was born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Rios, Argentina.

[6] In 1909, she won a National Commission of Fine Arts prize which funded her studies in Europe with Vincent d'Indy, Jenő Hubay, Zoltán Kodály, Paul Le Flem, and César Thomson.

The Entre Rios provincial government gave her a grant to continue her studies in Europe.

[8] She remained in France during World War I, where she gave benefit concerts for the Red Cross.