What is Cristóbal Halffter?
'''Cristóbal Halffter Jiménez-Encina''' (24 March 1930 &ndash; 23 May 2021) was a Spanish [[classical music|classical]] [[composer]] and [[conductor]]. He was the nephew of two other composers, [[Rodolfo Halffter|Rodolfo]] and [[Ernesto Halffter]]. He was seen as the most important Spanish composer of the generation of composers during the [[Generación del 51]]. He was born in [[Madrid]]. During the 1960s and 1970s, Halffter composed a number of works relating to human rights, including the 1968 choral work ''Yes, speak out, yes''. He was awarded Spain's highest award for composition, the [[Premio Nacional de Música]], in 1989. Halffter died on 23 May 2021 in [[Villafranca del Bierzo]], [[Spain]] at the age of 91.<ref>[https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20210523/muere-91-anos-compositor-director-orquesta-cristobal-halffter/2092480.shtml Muere a los 91 años el compositor y director de orquesta Cristóbal Halffter] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Halffter, Cristobal}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Spanish composers]] [[Category:Spanish conductors]] [[Category:Writers from Madrid]] {{bio-stub}}