Another star has gone out from Venezuela’s cultural firmament. Only a week after the death of composer Inocente Carreño at the age of 96, Alirio Diaz, a protégé of Andrés Segovia and the dedicatee of Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Invocación y Danza,” has died at the age of 92.

Diaz acted as Segovia’s personal assistant. He also studied with Regino Sainz de la Maza, the dedicatee of Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez.” “Invocación y Danza” was the first of many works dedicated to the late guitarist.

Diaz plays Rodrigo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XQ-XifFZL0

There are plenty more Diaz videos posted on YouTube. Have a look around.

Adios, Alirio.