Background
Zabaleta, Nicanor was born on January 7, 1907 in San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain. Son of Pedro Zabaleta and Isabel Zala S.
Zabaleta, Nicanor was born on January 7, 1907 in San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain. Son of Pedro Zabaleta and Isabel Zala S.
Madrid Conservatory of Music, studied in Paris.
Harp soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, NHK Symphony, Tokyo, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, L.A. and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras. Has played at numerous music festivals. Many solo pieces and concertos have been composed for him.
Married Graciela Torres, February 22, 1952. Children: Pedro, Estella.