José Echániz

[1] A child prodigy, he studied at the Falcón Conservatory in Havana, where he was awarded the title "professor of piano" at age 14.

He toured the world with Tito Schipa, appearing with the famous Italian tenor as his accompanist in joint recitals, and in recordings.

[3] During his career Echániz appeared in the United States and in Europe as a recitalist, and also as soloist with major orchestras under conductors such as Gonzalo Roig, José Iturbi, Rudolf Ganz, Erick Leinsdorf, Howard Hanson, Frederick Stock, Vladimir Golschmann, Sir Eugene Goosens, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Paul White, Guy Fraser Harrison, Laszlo Somogyi, Theodore Bloomfield, and Massimo Preccia.

Echániz held a professorship at the Conservatory of Music at James Milliken University in Decatur, Illinois for twelve years, later joining the faculty of the Eastman School of Music in a full-time teaching position, all the while continuing his active career as recitalist and soloist in the United States and abroad.

All upcoming appearances were cancelled, including a scheduled Kilbourn Hall recital at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York state in celebration of his twenty-fifth anniversary.

Instead, director of the school Walter Hendl gave a dinner in honor of Echániz at Hutchinson House, Rochester.

Those interested in the digital release of the Westminster discography of José Echániz are advised to contact Eloquence, Decca, and Deutsche Grammophon.