Ricard Viñes (1875-1943) is mostly known as the pianist of the French impressionists. He premiered works by Debussy Ravel, among many others. The Foundation for Iberian Music dedicated a lecture and symposium to him in 2010. You may listen to the event here

Now, the New York Philharmonic celebrates the 150 anniversary of Viñes’s friend, Maurice Ravel, which is also Viñes’s 150 anniversary. Click this link for more information. Philharmonic Events

David Geffen Hall has mounted a show at its lobby showing, among many other things Viñes’s Diary. This document, among other things, testifies to the authorship of Sémiramis, a Ravel composition premiered now by the Philharmonic that, for a long time, was considered spurious. Interestingly enough, CUNY professor Arbie Orenstein has determined Sémiramis’s authorship based on Viñes’s Diary. There will also be many more events around Viñes, Ravel, and Sémiramis at Albertine and The Morgan Library. Click this link, again, for more information. Philharmonic Events