The pianist Pedro Blanco accompanied by his students

Pianist and teacher Pedro Blanco (1883-1919), a native of Leon, was part of the group of founders of the Conservatory of Music of Porto. With exceptional talent, proven by the critics of the time and the award of the first prize in Piano of the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, where he studied with Andrés Monge (piano), Juan Cantón Francés (harmony) and Felipe Pedrell (history of art and composition). From 1903, after a long digression of one year, he settled in Oporto, where he developed an intense concert and teaching activity. He regularly performed solo or in chamber music, in several concert halls of the city, promoting various student auditions as well.