Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist, particularly known for her performances and recordings of Mozart, Schumann, and Spanish composers including Soler, Albéniz, Granados, and Mompou.
Born in Barcelona, she began piano lessons with Frank Marshall at the age of three. She made her first public appearance at the 1929 World's Fair in Barcelona when she was six, and made her orchestral debut five years later. From 1947 she undertook international tours and became one of the most successful pianists of her generation.
De Larrocha performed with leading orchestras in Europe, the United States, Latin America, Japan, and South Asia. Her conducting collaborators included Simon Rattle, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Kent Nagano. She accompanied the singers Victoria de los Ángeles and Montserrat Caballé, performed with the Guarneri String Quartet and the Tokyo String Quartet, and played Francis Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos with the composer. Her friend Frederic Mompou dedicated several works to her.
Alongside the standard classical repertoire, especially Mozart and Schumann, she recorded Spanish music extensively, including works by Father Antonio Soler and the complete piano works of Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados, as well as music by contemporary composers. She received three Grammy Awards, two Grand Prix du Disque awards, and the German Critics' Prize. In 1985 she received the National Music Prize, and in 1994 the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts.