Odón Alonso

Odón Alonso (28 February 1925 – 21 February 2011) was a Spanish conductor and composer, best known for his film scores.

Alonso was born at La Bañeza, León, Spain. He studied in Madrid, Siena, Salzburg and Vienna. His first engagements as a conductor date back to the years between 1952 and 1956 when he was performing with the orchestra and chorus of the Spanish National Radio station. In 1960 he took on the position of principal conductor at the Philharmonic Orchestra of Madrid; between 1968 and 1984, Alonso was musical director of the Radio Symphony Orchestra of he Spanish Broadcasting (Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española). From 1986 until 1994 he conducted the Symphonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico. He died in Madrid.

External links

• Concert review (Spanish)
• Odón Alonso at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Enrique García Asensio

Directors, RTVE Symphony Orchestra 1968–1984

Succeeded by Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez

Persondata
Name	Alonso, Odon
Alternative names
Short description	Conductor, composer
Date of birth	28/02/1925
Place of birth	La Bañeza
Date of death	21/02/2011
Place of death	Madrid, Spain